""If our nation was able to develop into the nation it was in 1990 without doing what we've done since, why was it necessary to gut our manufacuring base""
we havent gutter out manufacturing and if you think services dont count as "real" jobs, you need to take a look at switzerland
what is happening in the US economy is the world is evolving..jobs that were done in New Hampshire were moved to SC, then to Mexico then to China, then Vietnam
Mexico and China arent final destinations for these jobs...extinction is.
I appreciate your view. I just disagree with it completely.
Thanks.