[LS]

No, I'm asking you a simple question. If you have an answer, it can be a simple one. When did the jobs "come?" If they "left," they had to "come" sometime. I gave you three options. My suspicion is that once you saw what the options were, you could not admit that they "came" in a period of a) free trade; b) Carter "malaise," or c) low-to-zero tariffs under Reagan. Those are your only options. So when did all these jobs appear? Remember, the late 1970s was a period of recession and massive layoffs, so I don't think you want to argue that manufacturing jobs "appeared" then.

[Nov3]

You win. The flow of manufacturing jobs and facilities to other countries is good. Go worship Rush.