On 12/26/2011 7:01 AM, Steve Walker wrote:
On 12/25/2011 22:35, Ed Huntress wrote:
To anyone who thinks that US manufacturing salaries, including
benefits, are harming our industries or trade, consider that there are
13 other countries that pay mo

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/...the-us/250460/


So much for that idea. Some of the countries on that list are among
the most successful exporters of manufactured goods.

Back to the drawing board...


As a lazy researcher when it comes to statistics, I'm gonna go out on a
limb and guess that most of the countries above us in the chart export
items that need a higher skill level to produce, thus the higher
production per hour cost.

With the exception of Germany, most of the countries don't export much
in the way of manufactured goods at all. When was the last time you
bought a Norwegian or Austrian or Belgian or Swiss manufactured product?