[rurgan]

No I think the real economy is manufacturing. The stupid economists say GDP is consumer spending and government spending (which produces nothing).

This is a quote from a link:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/10/29/gdp_numbers_consumer_spending/

“Consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of U.S. economy
by Annie Baxter, Minnesota Public Radio
October 30, 2008”

[Toddsterpatriot]

No I think the real economy is manufacturing.

I think you're wrong

The stupid economists say GDP is consumer spending and government spending

Obviously Gross Domestic Production is not consumer or government spending. That is a stupid definition.

[1rudeboy]

The stupid economists say GDP is consumer spending and government spending . . . .

Ok, so if the public sector should buy nothing, and the private sector should buy nothing (or less, anyway), where do your vaunted manufactured products go?