Phony Baloney

I was recruited from having been an advertising executive for the Metrology Instruments Division of Bendix Corporation at Bendix, where we produced the leading coordinate measuring machine in the world. In the early 1980s, I was a publisher of manufacturing industry journals for Hitchcock Publishing Division of The American Broadcasting Companies, including Infosystems Magazine.

The magazine portfolio included:

• Quality
• Machine & Tool Bluebook
• Industrial Finishing
• Assembly Engineering
• Office Products Dealer
• Infosystems

These journals covered all aspects of manufacturing processes. When I arrived, I knew that my magazine, Infosystems was on top because it served the information technology management of all our corporations. I also envisioned the trend toward personal computing. 

I researched "industrial policy," Aside from Senator John Glenn, I could not find many in the federal government interested in the topic except a few. There was a disconnect. The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) was founded after WWII to advocate that the nation preserve its manufacturing capabilities and capacity to support defense needs. There was a position in the Department of Defense dedicated to industrial policy; the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) managed the supply chain. However, I witnessed first-hand the manufacturing industry struggling for survival. There was a belief that free enterprise would respond to demand and manufacturing would survive independently. That was a false idea.

"U.S. manufacturing peaked in the late 1970s, with nearly 20 million people in these jobs. However, between 1980 and 2017, the U.S. lost roughly 7.5 million manufacturing jobs. Starting in the late 70s and 80s, more and more people began to pursue higher education, seeking more desirable jobs." Jan 1, 2021

Why Has the U.S. Lost So Many Manufacturing Jobs?

https://www.austintec.com/why-has-the-us-lost-manufacturing-jobs/#:~:text=U.S.%20manufacturing%20peaked%20in%20the,to%20seek%20more%20desirable%20jobs.

In the quotation above, there is this, "seeking more desirable jobs." Who said that? Why are manufacturing jobs deemed undesirable? That is where we have a problem.

First, America's competitive edge comes from inventing superior products on the merit of intellectual property.

Second, American competitive advantage comes from producing superior products with higher quality in performance and maintenance.

Third, American manufacturing needs government protection:

1. Intellectual property.
2. Free trade agreements that level the playing field.
3. Incentives for domestic invention and manufacturing. 

Remember, capitalists, are not patriotic. The government's role is to balance economic, social, and environmental responsibilities in an uneven world.

Phony baloney is what came from politicians who did not understand the necessity of sustainable economics for working people.

https://www.amazon.com/Regenerating-America-Sustainable-Economics-Ahead/dp/1480851094

Essay On Abortion

To begin, you must know that I do not practice a religion. My standard in life is The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I didn't arrive at this state until well into my life, having explored Christianity in the Methodist Church and the Jewish faith by visiting Temple services. I engaged in the United Nations Human Rights initiatives after years of consideration. I converted to Catholicism because that was my wife's faith, though we both moved on.

Fundamentally, I don't like the idea of people in society taking love, sex, and the outcomes lightly. I cherish humanity and its frailty with guarded concern.

I embrace individualism as far as it makes sense, with the caveat that there are many things about which the common good surpasses individual freedom.

I researched and wrote extensively to explain both political and economic views in copious detail. I am appalled that political parties in the United States operate as corporations without common standards and without liability for the politicians who bear their brand. Honesty is the place to begin.

The problem I want to address is not abortion, per se. The real issue is what to do about the consequences of unwanted pregnancies.

First, there are different reasons and causes of unwanted pregnancies.

1. Accidents from unprotected sex
2. Rape and incest result in a woman becoming pregnant against her will, including when underage girls become pregnant
3. A woman is pregnant during which, someone must decide to save the woman or the child for medical reasons

A higher standard is needed to address these circumstances, including laws and regulations of governance and personal beliefs beginning with the woman since she is one whose life is on the line.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Article 5 of the UDHR declares as article 7 of the ICCPR would subsequently, "No one shall be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment." 54 This includes the cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment and torture the unborn child is submitted to in an abortion.

There is an issue with when a fetus becomes a child. That determination is made under the rule of law independent of religious faith and beliefs.

The debate in the U.S. today is about the creation and administration of laws regulating these circumstances. The Legislature appears to want States to make the regulations. The Supreme Court seems to be saying the laws and regulations are incomplete for them to decide.

The trouble is that babies, and subsequently children, are guaranteed the right to exist with fairness and equality. For them to be ensured a good life under the law, the Legislature and Court must address the full responsibility of individuals and society for all of their entire lives.

Is society prepared to pay the price for the consequences of unwanted pregnancies with the same passion it has for opposing legalized abortions?