The Manufacturing Factor: A History of America's Economic Ascension

I have numerous times.

No, actually, you haven't. You've merely asserted that they exist, without bothering to provide a single example. Highlighting the text you feel is a "false dilemma", pressing Ctrl-C, and then Ctrl-V in a new post will be more than adequate. Unless, that is, you feel that a simple, naked assertion is enough all by itself - the Free Republic version of "Let there be light!" or some such, and reality will instantly bend to your wishes.

You're ignoring them, like you're ignoring the lack of American CS majors, the lack of American EE majors, and the lack of American medical students.

Etc., etc., etc. I've done you the service of clipping the remainder of your rant, on the theory that someday you may come to be properly embarrassed by it, in which case it would hardly do for me to repeat it.

Of the first, you haven't provided any examples of said dilemmas, as I already pointed out. I can hardly "ignore" that which doesn't exist. As to the rest, although it's obviously difficult for you to do, do pay me the courtesy of responding to the things I actually post, rather than filling in some idiot dialogue that you've manufactured out of whole cloth, and then pretending I've actually said something as intensely bizarre as your imagination is capable of producing.

I'm actually going to ignore you now.

Now? You're going to ignore me now? Given that you appear to be terminally incapable of actually reading and responding to what I post, it seems quite obvious that you've been ignoring me all along, choosing instead to have an extended dialogue with yourself, while I simply humor you.

Let's be honest for a moment - you didn't really need me for this, nor did you especially want me for this, insofar as I am not nearly the straight man you would imagine for yourself, popping out the sort of witless nonsense you insist on inventing for me, so that you might drop a few bon mots as you clamber up on to the moral high ground. Oh, no - I don't think "now" is quite when you're going to begin ignoring me, not by a long shot.

you and I are entitled to our piece of that buck. It's the American way.

Senator, you are really on to something, BIG TIME!

Obviously you´re very busy and you must have a formidable political agenda, but please consider introducing legislation requiring the executive branch to devalue the dollar by 90%. The immediate consequences may require some inconveniences with a few, but America will be far better off.

To whit, all imports will stop being purchased with no need for import tax hikes. Remember that since most oil is imported this will also instantly make America energy independent.

Owing to the constraints of space I can´t list all the benefit, but I´m sure you understand me perfectly.

Thank you in advance.

...tariffs: they're not the only way to solve massive trade-imbalances...

If we can agree to make America strong without needless, big government, market crushing, tax-hikes, then we´ve got a lot more in common already.

...companies that do harm to America's economic independence ought to pay for the damage

I hate bad things too. First we need a rule of law. Are you talking about new laws (if so what?) or are you talking about existing laws for which you want stepped up enforcement (if so which and how are you paying for it?).

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