I was a guest speaker last week on “Made in America”, an internet radio station. Our company, Piazza Pisano, was selected because that’s who we are–Made in America. I had a 20 minute conversation with Debra Wright, the host of the broadcast “Made in America”. The topic was manufacturing in the U.S. as opposed to going to China to manufacture. Here’s a link to the radio show: http://budrowdy.com/americanmade.html
I have come to realize that China is not our real problem. The Chinese are just taking advantage of our greed. Corporations are taking work to China because of the ridiculously low Chinese pay scale, and low working and living standards of the Chinese people. When American companies go offshore to manufacture, the incentive is PROFIT! Nothing else. Pure bottom line fever for the U.S. business owners (sometimes called, ironically Job Creators.).
Our government has not acted quickly or effectively in maintaining a decent trade balance. We lack leadership in Washington–from the President to the Senators and Representatives of both parties. Too many big egos and small minds: no negotation, no compromise. This results in no work for the people of our country.
I would like to think that some companies may come back to the U.S. to manufacture (therefore bringing jobs with them)but first government has to create the path back to the U.S. to get us all working again. LET’S GO BACK TO MAKING “STUFF”.
Let me know what you think! Al Pisano
