In January, 1958, we had 52,077,000 workers, 15,130,000 in manufacturing. I guess only 29% of families could live the manufacturing dream.30% is a heck of a lot. I don't think you really get it. 30% of the working population most of whom *didn't go to higher education* had a very high standard of living. Which is what we were talking about and you seem to have forgotten.
Sure is.
I don't think you really get it.
I get it perfectly.
Even 13 years after the end of WWII, when most of the manufacturing in the rest of the world hadn't been rebuilt, we only had 30% of our workforce in manufacturing.