'Let's Get Back to Making Things'

Interesting commentary from Mark C. Tomlinson, executive director and general manager of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, on the double-standard Congress and the Obama administration have for "money people" versus the manufacturing sector.

Tomlison writes:

Before AIG got its recent comeuppance on Capitol Hill and in public opinion, members of the manufacturing community, in the form of the Big Three, sat before Congress like errant schoolchildren waiting to be expelled.

After several days of Congressional finger-wagging, the CEOs of Chrysler and GM were sent to detention, while the banks got a free hall pass to run amok in the Federal Reserve.

There was even a whiff of classism in the air. Somehow Wall Street's "Masters of the Universe," who created "paper" wealth got more help than an industry that creates real wealth by making things.

Maybe the manufacturers aren't leaving big enough envelopes full of money for Congress and the administration.

Read the full commentary, including advice to Congress and Obama, at the link below:

Want to Jump Start the Economy? Let's Get Back to Making Things