But of course we're still making dollars.
“I think we can also add children and families to the list of things we’re not making much of anymore.”
True - Americans aren’t making them, but they’re just subsidizing foregners’ kids at this point. In my sons’ schools, you can see the progression from oldest to youngest how many more “replacement Americans” are in the picture. These aren’t “gibsmedats”, but working people undercutting American wages - and they all qualify for the tax exemptions of these children (while many Americans, without children or mortgages, are paying more in taxes).