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Originally Posted by Figmo Bohica
djplong,
And? Where is our manufacturing base now? Where is our idnustrialzed base? How many things can you find that says "Made In America" on the shelves of Walmart or anyother big box store?
Its only a matter of time.
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Just to add a little dose of reality to the often voiced dismay at the lack of manufacturing in the U.S.
The United States of America is still the number 1 manufacturer in the world. We don't see that because of what we see in stores. China makes the products that low wage earners would produce and that job market has seen a shift. The U.S. leads in high technology products which are higher wage jobs.
The problem for Americans is that the high manufacturing output of the U.S. doesn't result in higher numbers of jobs. The focus of the discussion is not manufacturing but jobs that are relevant to the American worker.
http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time....manufacturing/
http://shopfloor.org/2011/03/u-s-man...-largest/18756