President creates "manufacturing czar"

Tuesday, September 02, 2003

In a clear effort to head off an emerging political issue, President Bush announced that he was appointing a high level "manufacturing czar". The idea seems a little half baked.

An Assistant Secretary is four levels down from the Secretary. The Commerce Department has no timetable for creating the position, no clear responsibilities for the position, and no mention on its web site.

Since the recession began in early 2001, we have lost 2.7 million jobs: 2.4 million have been in manufacturing.

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posted by Ed Morrison |

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