And for those without the ability or means to go to college, a blue collar job that can actually support a family, as much of the older manufacturing jobs could, is now increasingly rare.
I've personally wondered if more manufacturing will come back onshore as the cost of transporting goods back and forth across the oceans increases, because of the cost of oil....
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My husband lost his job this year in the textile industry to China. Literally. The slip said "trade with China has resulted in less ability to compete in the market". According to the Trade Agreement, he gets 2 years opportunity to go to school, but he can't work in those two years or he loses the benefit. So they will pay for school, but he has no income. He worked there for 32 years, expected to retire. People like Boortz will just deride him for not going to college, but he put his effort in this industry. Trained for robotics arm technician, made decent money. Now he has no marketable job skill.
I'm for free trade, just kind of sucks when you are in the position of losing a job for it. Also, we have to be realistic and understand that not every person in this country is capable of a college education. There are different levels of intellegence and there does need to be a place for them to take care of themself or the government will ultimately (or society) pay for it.
Don't know the answer.
truck driving