[riverdawg]

" ... our manufacturing output is extremely high, it's AUTOMATION that's costing jobs (globally) not outsourcing. And that genie ain't going back in the bottle."

Exactly right. I have made this same point many times on FR, mostly in vain.

[discostu]

People are addicted to their boogiemen. I’ll foray into this a couple of times a year, but I know they won’t pay attention, they’ve got a narrative, and they’re OK with being wrong.