The state says it is going to train veterans in manufacturing jobs....

Hello, aren't all manufacturing jobs just about going to China or elsewhere?

Does this make any sense?

Well, the president has been trying to make manufacturing jobs here.

He admitted that some of those manufacturing jobs will not be coming back at the last debate. Because it is cheaper for the labor there. And we cannot stop them from using sweat shops.

But some stuff is still manufactured here.

http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/

Does that help?

http://americansworking.com/

I think training would be better spent in the service sector.

Plumbers, HVAC, network engineers, computer techs, etc...

Manufacturing jobs are made by manufacturers who respond to supply and demand. The only things that politicians can do is either add government-generated burdens to manufacturers or remove government-generated burdens from manufacturers.

Actually, manufacturing is making a comeback in parts of the USA.

Plenty of military veterans already have those skills.

I hope that is true. Illegals are getting the "Shovel Ready" jobs if there is such a thing.

Actually public works projects can and do add manufacturing jobs.
Manufacturers do not respond to, or base their hiring practices on, supply and demand. They respond to profits. Most CEOs would eat their young if it added to their bottom line.
Government generated "burdens" are there to protect workers safety,
the environment, the welfare of the people, and to prevent profit seeking manufacturers from ruining the country.

perhaps they can pay the vets an equally low rate,, maybe thats their train of thought...

who knows

There is a large influx of manufacturing jobs into Texas due to several reasons including, Right to Work status, low housing costs, good weather, business friendly environment, low taxes, no income tax, and a strong non-union workforce.

Yup, and don't forget low wages, poor healthcare, and no retirement plans.

That statement is grossly flawed.

I was a production worker in manufacturing for many years, mostly in steel fabrication (which is a rather dangerous occupation). During that time, I learned lots about manufacturing, including what it takes for a manufacturer to be able to compete.

Whenever a government agency wants a public works project to be built, the agency creates a demand for a service from a supplier. In response to the demand, private companies compete with each other for a contract to supply the desired demand.

If the company receiving the contract already has enough employees to get the job done, then there is no increase in the number of jobs. If the company doesn't have enough employees in order to supply the demanded service, then the company hires more employees.

Even if there is an increase in employees, the demanded service being supplied to the government is temporary. Once the public works project is built, the demand for the service goes away, resulting in the end of the supply.

A government agency may wish to purchase a large quantity of a particular item. Even then, the government creates a demand for the item, and private companies compete with each other in order to supply the desired item. If the company supplying the demanded item doesn't have enough employees to supply the demand, then the company hires more employees.

Every private company survives by supplying goods or services are in demand. When the demand is greater than the capacity of a company's workforce, the company adds to its workforce. The profitability of a company depends on its ability to meet demands, and so, if a larger workforce is needed in order to meet demands, then the workforce is made larger.

Every private company - unless it has a monopoly on a good or service - has to be able to compete with other companies. Otherwise, the company goes out of business, and all people working for the company loose their jobs. Thus, a company strives to reduce overhead and production costs and to pass the savings to customers.

Apparently you don't know what manufacturers have to do in order to attract new employees and to keep good ones. They have to offer good wages, health insurance and 401(k) plans.

Manufacturing jobs required skilled labor. Manufacturers pay good wages in order to obtain and to retain good employees. Otherwise, the employees will leave after finding better-paying jobs.

Apparently you don't know what good wages and a real health care or retirement plan is.

Manufactures move jobs to low wage right to work states because labor costs are cheaper. The same reason they move jobs off shore.

I have watched union workers move here (Texas) my whole life. They consistently tell of being better off.

From CNN Money

"Among the states where demand is the highest for skilled workers are Ohio, Michigan, Texas, California, Illinois and Indiana, according to the Conference Board.

The employers range from small parts makers that contract with large manufacturers to mid-sized and large assemblers in the auto, aerospace and industrial metals sectors.

The hottest openings are for machinists, tool-and-die makers, computer-aided machine operators and similar specialties.

And the jobs pay well. Starting salaries are often as much as $45,000 to $50,000. Overtime, which is common because of a shortage of skilled workers, can bump that up significantly.

"What's clear from the data is that there is a pick up in [manufacturing] hiring and the biggest swath of job openings is the central part of the United States," said June Shelp, vice president at the Conference Board."

or train transvestites to pull trains.

I do know. I've had them, and I didn't have to be a member of a union in order to have them.

Obozo should stick to killing innocents with drone strikes and lying to the people....he's good at that....

Creating jobs? Only if you consider growing gov't and wasting the money that could be put to good cause job creating.... the proof is in the pudding so to speak!