In 1950 we led the world in manufacturing.
In 2011 ... we are now 15 trillion in debt, our factories are now all in China, and we are nearly overwhelmed by democrats now.
I’ll take 1950. Bigtime.
You are very misinformed.
We still manufacture 21% of the world’s goods.
http://www.shopfloor.org/2011/03/u-s-manufacturing-remains-worlds-largest/18756