[NewLand]

What you missed in your evaluation of Japan is that unlike America which is ditching manufacturing in favor of service industries Japan switched from cheap goods manufacturing to high end goods manufacturing

Did I? Here is what I said in that specific post:

Japan was a low cost producer in the 50's-60's-70's...only when they became successful in the higher value industries AND improved their quality levels did they become an economic power.

If you include agriculture, which IS a form of manufacturing, our economy is still primarily a manufacturing economy, well over 50% of total output.

[superiorslots]

Quote: If you include agriculture, which IS a form of manufacturing, our economy is still primarily a manufacturing economy, well over 50% of total output.


Give me a break. Ag is not manufacturing. I come froma farming family. Most ag jobs are lower paying. That is one reason I never entered in that profession.

[Destro]

If you include fast food burger making our manufacturing economy is 80%

[A. Pole]

If you include agriculture, which IS a form of manufacturing, our economy is still primarily a manufacturing economy, well over 50% of total output.

So is the burger flipping a form of manufacturing. Some hamburgers taste indeed like a synthetic/machine made product!