[Toddsterpatriot]

Do we think we can still lead the world being a nation of "managers" when all the technological and manufacturing base is located elsewhere?

That's funny. We manufacture more than the GDP of every nation on Earth except Japan.

[CodeToad]

"We manufacture more than the GDP of every nation on Earth except Japan.
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Not true. The GDP of the US includes only 10%, or $1T, in the manufacture of goods. China, alone, matches that.