Costs imposed by federal, state and local government are damaging manufacturing more than any foreign competitor.

Some of the costly facts:

• It costs 32 percent more to manufacture in the United States than in the countries of our nine major trade partners.
• Non-production structural costs for American manufacturers total more than $6 per work hour.

Taxes

• Many U.S. trading partners have lower corporate tax rates than we do. China’s rate is only 15 percent and the U.S. rate is 40 percent.
• Pennsylvania’s corporate state income tax is higher than every other state, except for one.

Health-care

• The United States, by far, has the most expensive health-care system in the world.
• The price tag for unnecessary and avoidable health-care costs in Pennsylvania is $7.6 billion annually.
• Today’s employers spend, on average, $7,500 per employee on health insurance premiums. That is $225,000 per year for a company of 30 employees.
• From 2000-2006, growth in premium costs rose 75.6 percent - four times the rate of inflation.

Tort Litigation

• Annually, U.S. tort litigation costs are significantly higher than in other countries. The cost in Canada is $9 billion, Germany spends $31 billion and the amount spent in the United States is $275 billion. Regulatory Costs
• The regulatory burden on American manufacturers is estimated at $162 billion annually. • The U.S. government is now the largest, fastest growing employer with more than 22 million employees who earn an average of $44,250 annually.
• Federal, state and local government employs more than 765,500 Pennsylvanians. It is the second largest employment group in the state.

Regulatory Costs

• The regulatory burden on American manufacturers is estimated at $162 billion annually.
• The U.S. government is now the largest, fastest growing employer with more than 22 million employees who earn an average of $44,250 annually.
• Federal, state and local government employs more than 765,500 Pennsylvanians. It is the second largest employment group in the state

Energy Costs

• High energy costs are helping drive manufacturing out of Pennsylvania.