And, frankly, why should Americans be making shoes? Americans should all have studied hard in our overpriced schools so that they aren’t unskilled and can get high-order jobs that require calculus.
I did. Have the Ph.D. to prove it. And my employer is downsizing skilled workers in our Research Laboratories. It is economics - there are skilled Koreans, Indians, and Chinese who will do my job for less. These same foreign companies are investing in technology. Our managers see manufacturing facilities as overhead and employees as an expense. That said, I would rather be where I am with job skills than without.