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One of the misunderstandings of the notion of a "postindustrial society" is that services job are substitutes for manufacturing jobs. They are actually complements. If we continue to lose leadership in manufacturing, we will not only lose well-paid manufacturing jobs but also lose high value-added (high-wage) services jobs. We do not want to become a society of just "McJobs".
1 posted on 12/14/2003 11:24:56 AM PST by Willie Green
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To: Willie Green
Sorry, but the "hamburger flipper" lines won't work this election cycle. Americans heard all that during the Reagan era and realize that the economy moves in cycles. It's the case, in our modern economy, that the service sector is among the first to see the benefits of improving circumstances and you can, indeed, already see that in the profits from restaurants and like suited businesses of late. But, of course, that's just the beginning in the cycle which - as in the Reagan era - portends great progress ahead & newfound rewards & innovation.

I'm sure the great sighs of desparation arising from DemoncRAT circles today instead assures you're obviously feeling the need to post doom & gloom at double-pace also reminds some the news of Saddam's capture bodes well for the US financially & economically as well, removing further sources of uncertainty I'm sure will be reflected to some degree in morning markets, if at least not significant shortcoming that's got to have the bears & rats all sent running from their own scummy spider holes, themselves!

2 posted on 12/14/2003 11:36:30 AM PST by Steven W.
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