Which presidential candidate will be best for US manufacturing? Issues to consider before voting November 4th. Neither Senator Obama nor Senator McCain has placed a high emphasis on manufacturing. Neither home page lists "manufacturing" as an issue even though one or both list: "immigration," "border security," "rural," and "urban policy." Senator Obama's nomination speech word count was: healthcare, six; energy, three; immigration, one; and manufacturing, zero. A word count for "manufacturing" on the two Web sites showed Obama with six and McCain zero, perhaps because Senator Obama has proposed many more plans than has Senator McCain. Neither man seems to realize that only a strong manufacturing sector can drive enough growth in the rest of the economy to pay for their other plans to both spend/cut taxes and balance the budget. Nevertheless, the sum of their actions and omissions can and will significantly impact US manufacturing.
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