[Fruitbat]

It is my understanding that many millions in Asia are becomming wealthy via manurfacturing. Am I mistaken?

No, I never said that you were. But I guarantee you that it's not the average line worker.

Am I mistaken that millions have become wealthy, perhaps many tens of millions, and again, depending upon our definition of "wealthy," in the service sector/industry?

Have you seen government pay scales recently as well?

Either way, I'm sure that if we use the definition of "wealthy" that you apply to chinese manufacturing workers and managers, my side of this argument will fare extremely well.

[jpsb]

I was responding to this "I don't see a link between manufacturing and the middle class" by pointing out that manufacturing was creating wealth (and a middle class) in Asia. Maybe not for the line workers but for supervisors, managers, engineers etc.