[Reverend Wright]

USA manufacturing employment fraction peaked at 32 percent in the early 1950’s.

If it was still 30 percent (like china is) US manufacturing would be approx 45 million, not 13 million

https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-9/forty-years-of-falling-manufacturing-employment.htm

[BroJoeK]

Reverend Wright: "USA manufacturing employment fraction peaked at 32 percent in the early 1950’s.
If it was still 30 percent (like china is) US manufacturing would be approx 45 million, not 13 million"

Just in case you weren't paying attention: that is precisely the issue that MAGA is intended to address.

So, several facts to keep in mind:

1. In 1955, US manufacturing employment was 17 million workers, or 26% of total employment.

2. Today, US manufacturing employment is 13 million, or 8% of total employment.

3. Adjusted for inflation, today's US workers produce more than double per hour that of workers in 1955.

4. US workers produce four times more per hour than Chinese workers.

5. In geostrategic terms, the US manufacturing workforce of 13 million can easily be expanded to 35 million by including in the count manufacturing workers in Canada and Mexico, both of which are among the world's most productive.

6. Finally, the US has now and will have huge reserves of manpower available for massive increases in manufacturing capacities.

Bottom line: with effective leadership, anything is possible.

That's what MAGA & "Golden Age" is all about.

So, our glass is well over half-full.