[Alberta's Child]

This article might have some good points, but the basic premise here is a lot of nonsense. Anyone who measures a sector of our economy based on the number of people employed in that sector doesn't have a clue what he's talking about.

When this country was founded, approximately 19 out of every 20 people -- that's 95% of the nation's work force -- worked in some form of agriculture. Our standard of living was primitive by any modern measure, and our total national output of agricultural products was a fraction of what it is today ... even with agriculture comprising only 1.5% of our work force.

[central_va]

The difference is that agriculture jobs flat out disappeared. The manufacturing jobs didn’t disappear, there still around. The got shipped out. So you are the one spewing nonsense.

[central_va]

there = they’re

[Sacajaweau]

You’re forgetting that farmers produced off shoot jobs in various industries; canning, shipping (railroads, canal etc) , barrel making, clothing, leather goods....too many to mention....