Terminal Decline?Doubtful.The American Renaissance

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

It's not even close to the end.

U.S. posts first budget surplus since 2008
www.marketwatch.com/story/us-posts-first-budget-surplus-since-2008-2012-05-10-1419510?dist=afterbell

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

There is lots of talk right now about how there is going to be a lack of food on the planet because we have overpopulated it. The thing about theory is that it’s not taking into account an emerging trend and that would be urban farming. It also ignores the fact that right now 1/3 of the crop that is produced in India rots on the side of the road... 30% of their grain supply isn’t being used. It also ignores the fact that all of the humans on earth (according to Nat Geographic) can fit into space the size of Los Angels. There is a lot of dead space in cities all over the world that could be reclaimed and turned into farmland. Some people use pictures of Detroit’s old neighborhoods that the earth has reclaimed as proof of death... To me it’s proof of life.

As we grow more of our own food in cites the current crop can be exported, as India and other 3rd world countries that lose a massive amount of food to rot due to lack of proper infrastructure, gain this production the obvious result will be more food in the supply chain.

Food production, a big part of what’s going on.

Atlanta's urban farms
The local food movement grows
clatl.com/atlanta/atlantas-urban-farms/Content?oid=5349271

Urban Agriculture Takes Root in Brooklyn With Huge Rooftop Farm
www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120509/sunset-park/urban-agriculture-takes-root-brooklyn-with-huge-rooftop-farm

Urban farming movement gathers steam
vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/local/2012/05/07/19729141.html

The New Green Revolution: A Vision For Small-Scale Urban Farming
www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2012/05/10/the-new-green-revolution-a-vision-for-small-scale-urban-farming/

Rooftop Fish: The Future of Urban Farming?
www.triplepundit.com/2012/05/rooftop-fish-farming-concept-stage-future-urban-farming/comment-page-1/

Indian wheat rots in the open after bumper harvest
news.yahoo.com/indian-wheat-rots-open-bumper-harvest-082549835--finance.html

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

If only the corporations where doing something to help out America. However, they don't care about the future, they want to enslave us because without us, they can survive and thrive.. Wait... That's, without US there is no THEM... That's right.. And to save their system, they have to make sure that they're pouring a good foundation. It's all about liberal Capitalism going forward.. Teach them how to fish, thanks JC!

Exxonmobil
Let's solve this
www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/news_ad_us12_letssolvethis.aspx

Fireworks
www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/news_ad_us12_letssolvethis_fireworks.aspx
High schools in six states enrolled in the national math and science initiative, which helps students and teachers get better results in AP courses. Together, they raised AP test scores 138%. Just imagine our potential if the other states joined them. Let’s raise our scores. Let’s invest in our teachers and inspire our students. Let’s solve this.

Standards
www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/news_ad_us12_letssolvethis_standards.aspx
45 states have joined together to ensure consistent academic standards across America. These internationally recognized benchmarks are unlocking a better way to prepare our children for college and their careers. Because when our kids do better, America does better. Let’s reach higher. Let’s invest in our teachers and inspire our students. Let’s solve this.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Just a quick note...

Factory Jobs Moving Overseas—From China to US
www.newser.com/story/146513/factory-jobs-moving-overseas-from-china-to-us.html

.. OH, and let's not forget about this...

More Products Being ‘Made in USA’
A new survey finds many companies expanding U.S. operations
www.investorplace.com/2012/05/more-products-being-made-in-usa/

A new business trend among American manufacturers is to move factories back to the U.S. According to a survey released by Accenture, about two-thirds of domestic businesses have moved their plants to other locations during the past two years. Many of those moves were to back home.

Accenture’s managing director of manufacturing practice, Rich Bergmann, told Financial Times many survey respondents mentioned moving factories back to the U.S. because of freight issues and to increase the speed of fulfilling orders

Lets not forget about everyone servicing their own economies.

UK manufacturers plan to hire and invest
www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/44d953ca-a360-11e1-988e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1vfQdMgXF

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

TV's are defiantly being built in the USA again, and some people are crediting furniture manufacturing as the lead in the reshoring trend now. I had mention that by 2015 there would be a noticeable difference in how things are manufactured a while back to kman. Now, my favorite consulting group out of Boston has releases a report saying that in five years from now, SEVEN industries will be more profitable to operate in the US. So by 2017 the American Renaissance will be full blown and EVERYWHERE in the headlines.. You heard it here FIRST though don't forget... ;D

Supporting this theory of 2017 and how we will be reading all about the American Renaissance, are some stories that are starting to pop up right now. The content is about how we have heard the DEATH of America story over and over in the past 40-50 years, sounds familiar right? And how ENERGY is going to dive a revival in the USA, sounds familiar, right? The last point supporting this theory being the sheer amount of activity involving reshoring that is happening.

Suntron and ZeeVee Celebrate Reshoring of Manufacturing Jobs
www.marketwire.com/press-release/media-alert-suntron-and-zeevee-celebrate-reshoring-of-manufacturing-jobs-1667822.htm

Suntron and ZeeVee bring manufacturing back to USA
ZeeVee Inc., a developer of high definition video distribution products, has recently moved its product manufacturing to Suntron's Methuen, MA facility from China.
evertiq.com/news/22236

Furniture Leads Return of Made in America
www.woodworkingnetwork.com/wood-blogs/bill-esler/Furniture-Leads-Return-of-Made-in-America-156925355.html

Reshoring: Seven Industries to Reach Tipping Point in Five Years
www.manufacturing-executive.com/message/3338

Robots, Re-shoring and America’s Manufacturing Renaissance
www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/article/robots_re_shoring_and_americas_manufacturing_renaissance

The Myth of American Decline: An Interview with Author Daniel Gross
business.time.com/2012/05/29/the-myth-of-american-decline-an-interview-with-author-daniel-gross/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Fbusiness+%28TIME%3A+Top+Business+Stories%29

The United States: Revival of an Economic Powerhouse
Its large internal market, highly educated workers, and strategic infrastructure are steering foreign investors to the United States
www.areadevelopment.com/LocationUSA/LocationUSA2012/US-competitive-revival-reshoring-trends-272726.shtml

Energy Costs & Reshoring in the USA
blog.yardeni.com/2012/05/energy-costs-reshoring-in-usa.html

Profit Potential Of Reshoring On Agenda At IMTS
www.plantengineering.com/single-article/profit-potential-of-reshoring-on-agenda-at-imts/b99221e22212d7aaf2a1ed0e59d462c4.html

HOW RESHORING HAPPENS
www.greggfraley.com/blog/2012/06/12/how-reshoring-happens/

Canada’s ‘reshoring’ opportunity
www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canada-competes/canadas-reshoring-opportunity/article4230748/

Apple CEO wants to make more products in U.S
www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/30/apple-cook-idUSL1E8GU03920120530

Re-Shoring: Manufacturers Make a U-Turn
www.cnbc.com/id/47535355/Re_Shoring_Manufacturers_Make_a_U_Turn

Once Made in China: Jobs Trickle Back to U.S. Plants
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304587704577333482423070376.html

Oh and how can we know for sure that it's a Renaissance for the PEOPLE?

100 fastest growing inner city businesses
From a Brooklyn craft brewer, a scrap metal recycler, to an event tent designer, America's urban core is home to a host of novel, fast-growing small businesses. Here's the top 100, as ranked by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City.
money.cnn.com//galleries/2012/smallbusiness/1205/gallery.inner-city-100.fortune/index.html?section=magazines_fortune&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmagazines_fortune+%28Fortune+Magazine%29

And we will all service our own economies.

Reshoring With a British Twist
www.slate.com/blogs/the_reckoning/2012/05/21/reshoring_with_a_british_twist.html

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

More and more now we are seeing the Pro's come to the realization that history is your guide.

Dealing with a double whammy in China: Andy Xie
Commentary: Serious systemic flaws are now being laid bare
www.marketwatch.com/story/dealing-with-a-double-whammy-in-china-2012-07-02?pagenumber=2

A labor shortage, the result of three decades of the “one-child policy,” and rising inefficiency due to the rapid expansion of the state sector make the economy prone to inflation. The money stock is too high for comfort......

..........High inflation in the past three years, as reflected by near double-digit GDP deflator — the broadest gauge of inflation — reflects that lower wage growth is no longer sufficient to offset the increase in the state sector’s inefficiency. China’s inflation is always a tax on the household sector. There has been no exception. The tax inevitably pays for government expansion and/or SOE inefficiency.

The reason for the above is that Western economies are falling. In the past, they lost jobs to China and borrowed to support consumption. China benefited from both, gaining jobs and exports. The double benefits covered up lots of domestic problems.

It's important to note that current wages and domestic situations aren't sustainable as it ties into the next point. Reshoring is becoming such a trend that people are trying to discredit it now for political reasons.

Obama Can Only Say Factory Jobs Return Still Being Offset
www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-28/obama-can-only-say-factory-jobs-return-still-being-offset.html

To be sure, ending this long-term hemorrhaging of U.S. jobs would be an economic plus, even if the number of jobs returning to the U.S. remains limited. Yet at the current pace, it would take another 25 years for the U.S. to regain all the factory jobs lost in the past dozen years.

At current pace? That means that it is a NET positive! Plus as the first article points out, things are not going to stay the same in China because of that social bubble they have. Happiness not GDP!

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

More on the last post.

The Chinese people have found their voice, the pace of China's Happiness over GDP is going to have to pick up over the next few months...

Chinese protests stop factory plans
www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=175547

Anti-Chinese Protests As Hong Kong Marks 15 Years Under China
www.ibtimes.com/articles/358262/20120701/china-hong-kong-hu-jintao-beijing.htm

Which will lead to more of this...

Reshoring a keynote theme at Amerimold
www.plasticstoday.com/blogs/reshoring-keynote-theme-amerimold-062220121

John Stancavage: 'Reshoring' companies are coming to Tulsa
www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=446&articleid=20120617_46_E1_Frdcds279530

In bringing back jobs from China, Bay Area manufacturers find benefits and barriers

But when it came time to choose where to manufacture the bowls, the co-founders followed the pack and opted to outsource production to a factory in China. “We basically did what we thought everybody else did,” Bollengier said.

Not any more. In September 2011, Simple Wave decided that its product, called a Calibowl, would be manufactured entirely on U.S. soil, joining a small but growing effort to shift manufacturing of American-owned goods back home. President Obama promoted this trend as “insourcing” in his January State of the Union address. Others use the term “reshoring” or “onshoring.”

Across the country, businesses ranging from Master Lock in Wisconsin to Chesapeake Bay Candles in Maryland to Sleek Audio in Florida recently moved all or part of their production process to the United States. Last week, the New York Times reported that Google would assemble its new media player, the Nexus Q, in a San Jose factory and have the words “Designed and Manufactured in the U.S.A.” etched into the device.

Supply Chain Graphic of the Week: More Evidence Reshoring Trend May Be Real
www.scdigest.com/ASSETS/NEWSVIEWS/12-06-14-1.php?cid=5932

The case for Made in Canada manufacturing
www.thestar.com/business/article/1220377--find-a-niche-and-be-best-at-it

“The analogy I like to use is you can’t make a Swiss watch in China. People know Canada for the cold. This is a quintessentially Canadian product. And we had decades of manufacturing expertise here,” Reiss said in an interview.

As hundreds of thousands of good-paying manufacturing jobs are disappearing in Canada, it’s also a rare example of how a company can keep manufacturing jobs in Canada and still be competitive.

The company’s premium price point – Canada Goose jackets start at $600 – supports 1,000 unionized jobs in plants across the country.

“The trend going forward is about finding your niche or mass customization. Not making a million of one thing but finding your niche in the market at the higher end.

Higher end CUSTOM manufacturing!

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Every little bit helps..

100,000 Jobs Mission: 18,249 Veterans Hired Through Second Quarter 2012
www.marketwatch.com/story/100000-jobs-mission-18249-veterans-hired-through-second-quarter-2012-2012-07-12

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Another one! Much more latter my inbox is getting full, just haven't had time to pass it all on.

As costs in China rise, US factories look home for manufacturing
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/as-costs-in-china-rise-us-factories-look-home-for-manufacturing/articleshow/15120340.cms

Seesmart Inc , a small California lighting company, used to make all of its LED products in China, but last year that started to change.

Frustrated by expensive and slow shipping and wanting more control over the manufacturing process, the 15-year-old company started building factories in Simi Valley, California, and Crystal Lake, Illinois.

"When we do the numbers we're actually ahead manufacturing here instead of paying for air freight and dealing with the logistical issues that we're having in China," sa id Raymond Sjolseth, the company's president and co-founder.

With just $11 million in revenue last year, Seesmart is a tiny company, but it is one of many manufacturers of all sizes - from Master Lock to blue-chips General Electric Co and Caterpillar Inc - that are expanding production in the United States.

After decades roaming the world in search of lower costs, US manufacturers are finding that factories at home can compete with China, India, Mexico and other low-cost countries.

[jarhead1976]

Manufacturing is leaving China. It is not coming back to the US. Take apple ? Why pay some Chinese slug $300 a month when you can move somewhere else in Indonesia for $100 a month.

Several stories from around the world indicating that manufacturing might be leaving China. Some of it will be “coming back home”, other parts of it going to where labour is even cheaper. However, while production might move it’s most unlikely that many of the jobs will be coming back to the high wage countries.
www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/07/24/now-apples-manufacturing-is-leaving-china/

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

First, happy belated bday Jar, we all wished you well at Super Fed Watch.

I agree that not all manufacturing leaving China will be coming back right away, however, over the next 30 yrs all of these "cheap" labour countries will want more wages, just like China is right now and the end result will be that we will all service our own economies. The best part is at this point we are already seeing it happen and some are saying, "why even bother with the cheap crap, my customers want quality."

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

It really is amazing how things look when you take a step back from all the internet conspiracy crap, and just look at how things have played out long term.

American Decline: More Wishful Thinking from the Naysayers
www.forbes.com/sites/eamonnfingleton/2012/07/30/american-decline-more-wishful-thinking-from-the-naysayers/

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Going back through this thread its been mentioned that a big part of the American Renaissance is going to be energy production. A new study from Merry Lynch is showing that oil production is a big part of the reason that the US is growing right now. Not only is domestic production picking up, jobs are being creating in places like Detroit and Chicago turning Canadian bitumen into oil products.

We have all been hearing more about the 2013 debt wall, so it's a good thing that companies can invest in the economy so they can keep growing. On top of that they're more jobs returning that were off shored, thin time it's not manufacturing, they are call center jobs from India. Apparently the companies in India are saying something about how its just easier to service everyones own economy..

Domestic energy supplies boost U.S. economy
www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/story/2012-07-11/natural-gas-finds-lower-energy-costs/56157080/1

The economic benefits of far-reaching new finds of domestic oil and natural gas are fast approaching $1 billion a day and may be keeping the U.S. out of another recession, according to a new study by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

The biggest part of the benefit is lower utility costs because natural gas is so much cheaper in the U.S. than the world average. That has saved U.S. companies and consumers an average of $566 million a day for the last year, chief of commodities research Francisco Blanch said.

The U.S., long an energy importer, is now exporting $67.9 million per day of finished petroleum products such as diesel fuel and $32.3 million worth of coal, which is being replaced by natural gas in many domestic electric plants.

Redrawing North America’s energy map
New oil supplies, retooled refineries and rerouted pipelines are changing continent’s energy landscape
www.edmontonjournal.com/business/story.html?id=6873368

Montana's Secret Oil Comeback
www.energyandcapital.com/articles/montanas-secret-oil-comeback/2411

Indian Outsourcing Firms Hire in U.S.
online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443517104577572930208453186.html

"As markets become global, the ability of companies to be local to the markets that they are accessing is also important," he added.

Golden age of Indian IT is over for good: Value Research
articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-07-16/news/32698322_1_gdp-industry-value-research

Education : Suncor Energy Foundation invests $1.5 million for Aboriginal Education Initiative
www.nationtalk.ca/modules/news/article.php?storyid=59409

Auto makers rev up Canadian R&D
www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/auto-makers-rev-up-canadian-rd/article4439581/

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Looks like there are still some people out there that think things are going to come back in the USA, and that North America is still going to be a world leader in the future. Of course energy is playing a big part in this.

Canadian manufacturers set sights on growth, new products
www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/canada-competes/canadian-manufacturers-set-sights-on-growth-new-products/article4447899/

US plans institute of innovation to prevent jobs going to India
articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-08-17/news/33249487_1_plans-institute-pilot-institute-innovation

GM investing $220M in 2 plants to build new Cruze
www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57499290/gm-investing-$220m-in-2-plants-to-build-new-cruze/

Walmart Sends 90,000 Teachers Back to School with Classroom Supplies
www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/walmart-sends-90000-teachers-back-to-school-with-classroom-supplies-166096326.html

Google plans to take on Mexican drug cartels
www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-07/20/google-fighting-gangs

The U.S. Natural-Gas Boom Will Transform the World
North America's massive resources are going to shift market power away from OPEC and Russia and to consuming nations.
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303343404577514622469426012.html

Meanwhile, North Dakota's Bakken/Three Rivers field produces 600,000 barrels a day of unconventional oil—up from 250,000 barrels in 2010 and less than half that in 2008—making that state the second-largest U.S. oil producer. With such changes happening so fast, it's timely to consider their implications.

A United States hopelessly dependent on imported oil and natural gas is a thing of the past. Most energy experts now project that North America will have the capacity to be a net exporter of oil and natural gas by the end of this decade

There is nothing like looking to the past to get an idea of what the future might hold...

It’s OK, we’re not doomed
www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/it_ok_we_re_not_doomed_4p1HlFwS47sub0zYKff1EL

his began two generations ago, in 1972, when we were warned (by computer models developed at MIT) that we were doomed.

We were supposed to be pretty much extinct by now, or at least miserable. We are neither. So, what went wrong?

That year begat “The Limits to Growth,” a book from the Club of Rome, which called itself “a project on the predicament of mankind.” It sold 12 million copies, staggered The New York Times (“one of the most important documents of our age”) and argued that economic growth was doomed by intractable scarcities.

Bjorn Lomborg, the Danish academic and “skeptical environmentalist,” writing in Foreign Affairs, says it “helped send the world down a path of worrying obsessively about misguided remedies for minor problems while ignoring much greater concerns,” such as poverty, which only economic growth can ameliorate.

MIT’s models foresaw the collapse of civilization because of “nonrenewable resource depletion” and population growth.

....which is why the best idea, IMO, is to...

Ignore the Politicians and Take Control of Your Financial Freedom
www.forbes.com/sites/davidmarotta/2012/08/06/ignore-the-politicians-and-take-control-of-your-financial-freedom/

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

While we can see from the economic numbers that manufacturing has slowed down in the USA, it's not because the trend has slowed down, in fact the American reinvention is starting to make its way into papers around the world.

Uncle Sam on comeback trail
www.smh.com.au/money/investing/uncle-sam-on-comeback-trail-20120817-24dnd.html

The world's biggest economy is in the early stages of reinvention.

Miss. aims to lure factories from other countries
www.sacbee.com/2012/08/20/4742226/miss-aims-to-lure-factories-from.html

MIT Study Documents 'Re-Shoring' Trend as U.S. Manufacturers Bring Jobs Back, an Industrial Info News Alert
world.einnews.com/pr_news/110974886/mit-study-documents-re-shoring-trend-as-u-s-manufacturers-bring-jobs-back-an-industrial-info-news-alert

ZaGO Manufacturing Company Welcomes Reshoring Initiatives
www.digitaljournal.com/pr/854366

Re-Shoring: More Manufacturing Expected To Return to U.S.
www.costar.com/News/Article/Re-Shoring-More-Manufacturing-Expected-To-Return-to-US/140552

Founder President Larry Yang BIn on "re-shoring"
Published on August 21, 2012
Founder President Larry Yang Bin talks to Cary Sherburne about the re-shoring of manufacturing back to where it was off-shored originally.
whattheythink.com/video/59517-founder-president-larry-yang-offshoring/

Reshoring rises amid changes
www.furnituretoday.com/blog/Editor_s_Desk/42996-Reshoring_rises_amid_changes.php

In previous columns, I shared the results of studies, including some from the Boston Consulting Group, that not only pointed to a growing interest in reshoring, but predicted that by 2015 - when higher U.S. worker productivity, supply chain and logistical advantages, and other factors are taken fully into account - it may start to be more economical to manufacture many goods in the United States again.

That belief is also echoed in a new study from The Hackett Group Inc., which concluded that reshoring could actually reach a crucial tipping point over the next two to three years.

Reshoring jobs is a trend for Minnesota companies
brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2012-07-30/reshoring-jobs-trend-minnesota-companies

Growing supply chain disruption encourages re-shoring
www.manufacturingdigital.com/people_skills/growing-supply-chain-disruption-encourages-re-shoring

Reshoring jobs gains appeal
lmtribune.com/business/article_6a2b55e8-9a82-5417-a22a-13b605628624.html

Two years ago, Calibur11 in Duluth, Minn., did what any other cash-strapped manufacturer looking to prune costs would do: Turn to China.

But the maker of game console cases is happily shifting its manufacturing operations back to the United States, discovering that doing business overseas was more trouble than it was worth. One supplier lost the molds for the company's decorative shells while another demanded a bribe. Quality problems abounded

More companies bring manufacturing back to US
www.masshightech.com/stories/2012/08/20/daily32-More-companies-bring-manufacturing-back-to-US.html

KUKA Robotics Corporation Rethink & Reshore Technology Event
August 14-15 event showcases 20 live robotic automation demonstrations and presentations by leading technology providers
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120814005993/en/KUKA-Robotics-Corporation-Rethink-Reshore-Technology-Event

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Just a quick note, as farming is part of the trend that is talked about in this thread, it's important to note that commodity prices are on pace to make it a good year for some farmers.

Record farm export sales seen despite drought: USDA
August 30, 2012|
articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-30/business/sns-rt-us-usa-agriculture-tradebre87t1ja-20120830_1_farm-exports-cotton-exports-exportable-supplies

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

I hear ya pat, wrenches that snap, bolts that can't be re-used. That's one thing that I have noticed, smaller companies are saying; wow, this is just too cheap, our customers don't come back and that's why we are moving home!

[dothedd]

Apr 30, 2012 15:30:09 GMT -5 Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger said:

One thing that has been highlight over and over in this thread is the idea of Liberal Capitalism and how this trend has been slowing emerging over the last few years as dissatisfaction with the current setup intensifies. We have discussed the reason for this trend to emerge, as it is part of the cycled that was started during the Industrial revolution before BIG govt spending that kick off in the forties.

Without a sold base, industrialists had no customers. The socialist programs that grew during the 60’s and 70’s had a positive effect on our social setup, but had noting but a negative effect on our budget. Paul Warburg argued in 1935 that using the money for the new deal in the way the FDR was suggesting would do noting but BOND the people to a massive debt (Another point on the board for Mr. Warburg). However, due to the polices of the time Mr. Warburg was ignored and instead of recapitalizing the banks, a chain of deficit financing was put into motion that has lead us to where we are today. Lots see that the debt situation at the National level is unsustainable and the fact is that if the Industrialists don’t go back to what they were doing before Big govt, their empires will collapse. Lots think that is exactly what is going to happen next because it’s part of conspiracy to enslave us, however, the facts tell an entirely different story than that.

America's Wealthy Step Up to the Plate
www.dailyfinance.com/2012/04/26/americas-wealthy-step-up-to-the-plate/

This month, 12 more billionaire families committed to donate at least half of their wealth to charity by taking the Giving Pledge. The Giving Pledge, initiated by Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) and Bill and Melinda Gates of Microsoft (MSFT), aims to increase charitable giving and inspire active discussions about philanthropy. So far, 81 billionaire families from a wide variety of backgrounds and age groups have made a Giving Pledge commitment.

Each family has its own pet projects in areas including education, public health, social services, and environmental sustainability. But there is a common theme in the motivations of many donors: They hope to help close the income gap by ensuring others have the resources and opportunities needed to succeed.

New signatories, along with the businesses to which they owe much of their success, are:
Bill and Karen Ackman -- Pershing Square
Steve Bing -- Shangri-La Industries
Arthur M. Blank -- Home Depot (HD)
Edgar M. Bronfman -- Seagram Co.
Glenn and Eva Dubin -- Highbridge Capital Management
Red and Charline McCombs -- Red McCombs Automotive Group
Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman -- Sequoia Capital
Elon Musk -- Tesla Motors (TSLA)
John and Ginger Sall -- SAS Institute
Henry and Susan Samueli -- Broadcom (BRCM)
John A. and Susan Sobrato, John Michael Sobrato -- Sobrato Development Companies
Ted and Vada Stanley -- MBI

Bill and Karen Ackman -- Pershing Square

HAPPY TO SEE ACKMAN giving back as he has been raiding American Companies for years. Definitely the TAKEOVER KING, except for the 20+ million he lost in his efforts to takeover McDonald's in 2006. However I read he is about to make another try at it.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

All these people getting older and are realizing they have to help rebuild so their families will have a good future.

Did a bit more research on that crime thing we were talking about dot. Some long term stats to consider..

Long Term Trends in Homicide Rates
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/06/long-term-trend-in-homicide-rates.html

This graph is per 100k people

[Virgil Showlion]

I see you've amassed a veritable anti-gloom repository, Ham.

Some of the articles are genuine bright spots. Some, not so much. Record commodity prices, for example. And your six thousand "reshoring" articles neglect the fact that a) low corporate tax rates are the primary incentive, and one soon to evaporate, b) the reshoring of US manufacturing has resulted in a 490,000 jobs over three years (6.8K jobs per month) when the US is growing at a rate that requires at least 155,000 hires a month just to keep up with population growth, and c) reshoring needs to be compared to ongoing outsourcing, which sent 2.2 million jobs overseas in 2011 alone, and is planned to continue.

Your statistics on the drop in homicide rate is also a good thing, but underscores a deeper issue, which is that our society is rapidly aging. Violent crimes correlate heavily with youth. The older a society is, the fewer violent crimes are committed. To wit (from here):

Many factors influence crime rates, including the number of people in the high crime age group (15 to 25). According to the Canadian Council on Social Development, the number of people in that age group dropped by 18% in 1991, which corresponds with the crime rate starting to fall as indicated in Chart 1 below. (Source: Crime Prevention Through Social Development)

Something else to consider. The federal government did victimization surveys in 1988, 1993, 1999 and 2004. In 1993, 42% of Canadians reported their victimization to police, in 1999, 37% reported to police, and by 2004 , the number had dropped to 34%. Has violent crime really decreased in recent years, or is it that fewer Canadians are reporting these crimes?

It also points out that we're looking at a marginal decline from a 320% increase up until 1990, at which point the population aging effects began to dominate.

So I'll say to you what I've said to Decoy several times: if you want to convince me, get the bigger numbers. A thousand points of light are well and good, but the broader numbers are still decaying.

for your optimism and research.

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Ya Virg, and it just keeps growing, that’s what I love about it! ;D

First off, you have to understand that at this point it’s almost impossible for long term decay. Our economy is made up of people doing things, eating, and just going about their business.

The reality of what I am talking about is all of the weakness plays into the long term strengths, and that’s what makes all this a success. It’s what bring things into balance, that’s what I have always been talking about on here, and since I was a young lad before that. That’s why I have this thread, but I also have threads talking about things that are not so great in the world as well.

For instance, the main reasons for on shoring are not tax incentives, but higher commodities prices, which are driving wages higher across the globe. As these jobs come back the economy grows here and it also grows their.

How do we know this? It’s pretty much an accepted fact across the economic world that the only way China, India, and the rest of the world move forward is by increasing domestic demand, plus India just open their doors to foreign retailers…

This will lead to the balance of everyone servicing their own economies. We see this evidence not only in manufacturing, also in telemarketing. Indian firms are now hiring in the west and that they see it as a permanent move because it’s just easier having firms to service each economy.

On top of all that, the higher commodity prices are making Natural Gas, which NA has tons of, a viable option. The infrastructure is in place for the switch over and this will change the way we see oil in the West. We are finding new and better ways to utilize lost energy right now, again all because of the rising of the “weaker” part of the work force on the eastern side of the world.

This is also why I think the reporting of crimes has going down. Crime is a bit more domestic now. That is strictly the homicide rate I’m talking about. I have a link for a new thread that I’m going to post later about that. For now on that topic…

The Weimer Republic failed not because of money, but because of land. They couldn’t feed themselves and they didn’t have the resources. NA doesn’t have this problem in the least. We play a big part in feeding the world and we donate billions of dollars every year.

On that point, the massive debt loads in the west look like the end. Really though, we are at the beginning of more universal understating of the economy, and that is being helped along with our friend here the internet.

It’s also being aided with the fact that the only way that all of these mini empires that all of these business people have can continue is if they are putting money back into the bottom.

Free Enterprise, WE(The People) WIN! Thank JC! <-----How long have I been saying that for?

Some further reading if you like.... ;D

11 more US billionaires join Bill Gates, Warren Buffett charity pledge
articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-09-19/news/33952746_1_marijuana-laws-bill-gates-founder

Business Farming sector to benefit from Asia boom
www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2012/09/19/541361_business-news.html

Suu Kyi, in U.S. visit, says Myanmar reforms 'first hurdle'
news.yahoo.com/myanmar-democracy-icon-suu-kyi-begins-key-u-144102166.html

Solar-powered electrochemical toilet wins £64,000 Gates Foundation prize
www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-08/15/bill-gates-toilet

10 solar projects in India that can help fight grid blackouts
gigaom.com/cleantech/10-solar-projects-in-india-that-can-help-fight-grid-blackouts/

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Oh ya

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Some more long term projections from this firm in Boston. They seem to have staked a big part of their future business on this concept.

Export surge could help U.S. add 5 million factory jobs by 2020: study
Rising U.S. factory productivity, spurred by falling natural gas prices, could help the nation boost exports of products such as locomotives and factory machinery and add as many as 5 million manufacturing jobs by the decade's end, a new analysis found.
www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/20/us-usa-manufacturing-exports-idUSBRE88J1H720120920?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&rpc=986

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

At the start of this thread the concept of US manufacturing returning was criticized, laughed at and mocked. The idea that rising wages in other countries, along with higher shipping cost, being a contributor to this “renaissance” was far fetched. Now some are claiming that the resurgence of American Manufacturing will be one of the biggest news stories of 2013.

Some might still find this hard to believe, I like what Apple, Foxcon, and the manufactures themselves have to say about it…

Foxconn Plans American Expansion as Clients Seek Made in U.S.A.
www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-06/foxconn-plans-american-expansion-as-clients-seek-made-in-u-dot-s-dot-a-dot

Harrodsburg product at heart of iPhone revolution
www.kentucky.com/2012/04/16/2152727/harrodsburg-product-at-heart-of.html

Apple to produce line of Macs in the US next year
finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-produce-line-macs-us-133841213.html

Manufacturers launch program to hire more vets
www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57532535/manufacturers-launch-program-to-hire-more-vets/

Of course there are still going to be some that say that this is all just publicity stunt, or because of tax breaks. It couldn’t be because people around the world seem to like American made products, no.

U.S. Businesses Find Loyal Customers Among Mexico’s Middle Class
abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2012/10/u-s-businesses-find-loyal-customers-among-mexicos-middle-class/

Trade surging as Mexico consumers embrace 'Made in USA'
seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019119008_mexicoamericana11.html

"Made in USA" label popular in China, too: study
www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/15/us-china-usa-consumers-idUSBRE8AE00520121115?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews&rpc=986

Chinese Willing to Pay More for Made-in-USA Goods
blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/11/14/chinese-willing-to-pay-more-for-made-in-usa-goods/

I'm sure it's still easy to doubt the renaissance though because small sized manufactures aren't finding a niche for their products, no.

Family's "Made in USA" Knives Thrive in global economy
www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50134858n

Why Grand Rapids’ furniture-maker’s ‘Made in America’ workmanship appeals to global customers
www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2012/12/why_grand_rapids_furniture-mak.html

Small U.S. Manufacturers Give Up on 'Made in China'
www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-21/small-u-dot-s-dot-manufacturers-give-up-on-made-in-china#r=lr-fs

Growing Demand for ‘Made in U.S.A.’ Apparel and Textiles
www.toptenwholesale.com/news/a-growing-demand-for-made-in-u-s-a-apparel-and-textiles-17358.html

Time To Invest In Hardware And Manufacturing Startups
www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/10/29/time-to-invest-in-hardware-and-manufacturing-startups/?ss=business

The biggest reason this renaissance is easy to doubt though; I'm sure, is because it couldn't be that if these big corporations don’t do something to help keep the American economy alive they will lose their BIGGEST, STABLEST consumer market they have, no that's definitely not it. Thanks JC

Walmart Foundation Awards Swords to Plowshares $750,000 to Provide Job Training and Employment Support to Veterans
www.prweb.com/releases/2012/11/prweb10103874.htm

Bank of America and George W. Bush Institute Announce Military Jobs Partnership
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Commits $1 Million to Build Program Focused on Economic Security for Veterans
newsroom.bankofamerica.com/press-release/corporate-philanthropy/bank-america-and-george-w-bush-institute-announce-military-jobs

GE’s Emergency Response Program Continues to Support Hurricane Sandy Recovery, Technical Teams Provide 24/7 Power Restoration Assistance

Wells Fargo Donates $6 Million in Grants Across 59 Nonprofits Through Neighborhood Revitalization Effort
www.bloomberg.com/article/2012-10-26/apswfFLU8k9g.html

Walmart Launches Second Annual "12 Days of Giving" Campaign; Asks Facebook Users for Nonprofit Nominees
finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-launches-second-annual-12-130000344.html

Southern Ontario students to receive 10,000 books through Tata-First Book partnership
www.northamerica.tata.com/media/releases/inside.aspx?artid=I4MHqR2QRek=

SAMSUNG Partners With Memphis City Schools to Launch SAMSUNG Smart School Solution Pilot With Galaxy Note 10.1
www.samsung.com/us/news/20283

GE Lighting Announces Investments in Cleveland-Area Landmarks and Education
www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120927006283/en/GE-Lighting-Announces-Investments-Cleveland-Area-Landmarks-Education

Alaskans to get $878 in yearly oil wealth payout
finance.yahoo.com/news/alaskans-878-yearly-oil-wealth-191100488.html



Economic Growth Continues In 2013; Manufacturing Growth Expected In 2013
www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/economic-growth-continues-in-2013-manufacturing-growth-expected-in-2013-revenue-to-increase-46-capital-expenditures-to-increase-76-capacity-utilization-currently-at-775-non-manufacturing-growth-projected-in-2013-reven-182983371.html

[dothedd]

THANK YOU, AHAM!

Great Research.



SEASON'S GREETINGS

dot

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Thanks dot! When something like this happens at this time of year, all we can do is thank God that JC was here and that an atrocity like this is just that, not common place like it has been throughout a lot of our past...

Merry Christmas and blessings from up north!

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

Continuing on with the manufacturing trend, the revival of the American manufacturing trend. It's nice after a couple of years of posting about something when the American President is talking about the things that no one thought would happen.  Regardless of your opinion of Mr. Obama, the fact is he is correct about 3D printing, it's part of a two fold trend that is part of the overall concept of everyone serving their own economies eventually.  Sure some people will own 3D printers in their own homes, however, people have been able to print their own greeting cards for years and their are still plenty of places to pick up greeting cards. 

I honestly can't see the majority of people wanting to dedicate a large portion of their office to having a printer big enough to print out anything larger than toys anyway.  Look out china..    This is why I and others around here over the last few years have seen custom manufacturing as a part of the overall market in the future.

Case and point. 

The 3-D printing revolution has begun
www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-digital/innovation/the-3-d-printing-revolution-has-begun/article8043259/

There’s a rite of passage for many entrepreneurs with a great product idea: Ship your design to China to get a prototype made on the cheap, and cross your fingers. Thanks to the increased accessibility of 3-D printing technology, Made In China is no longer the only option.

In fact, 3-D printers are empowering entrepreneurs to design more innovative products at home, taking some mystery out of the process, and saving them time and money so they can better compete with larger companies.

“The impact of this technology on small business is huge,” says Tharwat Fouad, president of Anubis 3D, a Mississauga, Ont.-based company that provides and uses 3-D printing technology.

A number of 3-D printing companies have started up across Canada to meet the growing demand, which is helping to reshape Canada’s manufacturing sector. While 3-D printing is not expected have the same economic impact as large-scale manufacturing, the technology is helping to sustain and create jobs and to keep intellectual capital in Canada.

“I think it opens the door for increased entrepreneurship, creating a lot of opportunity for business,” says Reuben Menezes, marketing manager at Proto3000 Inc., a 3-D printing manufacturer and developer in Vaughan, Ont.

The second fold is of course that people WILL NOT make their own airplanes, autos, and other large scale production equipment. 

Manufacturing Orders Up With Demand for Aircraft
www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/business/manufacturing-orders-up-with-demand-for-aircraft.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

The evidence is in the numbers, China better pick up consumption at home and in Africa.....   

U.S. manufacturing surges, Chinese recovery more modest
www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/asian-pacific-business/us-manufacturing-surges-chinese-recovery-more-modest/article8102681/

AP Source: Ford to make small engine at Ohio plant
newjersey.news12.com/business/ap-source-ford-to-make-small-engine-at-ohio-plant-1.4674945?firstfree=yes

 February 19, 2013By The Associated Press  TOM KRISHER (AP Auto Writer)DETROIT - (AP) -- A person briefed on the matter says Ford is moving production of a popular small engine from Spain to a plant near Cleveland.The person says that on Thursday, Ford will announce a $200 million investment at its factory in Brook Park, Ohio. The plant will produce the 2-Liter "EcoBoost" engine that's now built in Valencia, Spain.

 

[decoy409]

Why with all of that so called surging,and not a mention of the following?

Feb. 19,2013 -  Currency Wars: It's Starting to Look a Bit too Much Like 1931
www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/currency-wars-its-starting-to-look-a-bit-too-much-like-1931/article8809968/

[Aman A.K.A. Ahamburger]

No, because this is closer historically to the late 1800's than the 1930's. If you would have bothered to listen to me over the last few years you would have learned that.  

[frankq]

Oh ham,

He's just mad because we have more gold that he thought.....and it's worth about 3% less today that it was yesterday...which was worth less...oh, we could do this all day.....