[Alberta's Child]

Americans can't afford many of the things we produce in the U.S.

That's why we've seen two long-term trends in U.S. manufacturing. Most industries with a strong U.S. manufacturing presence make products that fit into one or more of these three categories:

1. They are sold to business customers, not consumers (aircraft, heavy equipment and railroad cars, for example).

2. They are sold to consumers who must borrow heavily to buy them (cars, for example).

3. Americans are forced to buy them even if they don't want them (aircraft carriers and COVID vaccines, for example).

You're seeing how a fascist economy works, folks.

[Alberta's Child]

Correction there ... I came up with a third but forgot to change the intro sentence!

That's why we've seen two three long-term trends in U.S. manufacturing.