[Viva Le Dissention]

You joke about "wanting fries with that," but service-based industries, in this case, food service, is exactly the types of industries that will dominate the US economy. Service industries are always in demand, which is why people like doctors, lawyers, plumbers, etc., aren't damaged nearly as badly in economic downturns as manufacturing based industries. I don't NEED a new pair of shoes this month, but the essential services I can't do without. Innovative capitalists will continue to develop new services and new products--which may be manufactured overseas, but the profits remain at home with the investors and the owners, making everyone happy.

Moreover, certain manufacturing jobs will always be in the US, such as construction and the like.

I agree that we're not eliminating an obsolete technology, but we are evolving into a different, better system of economics. For instance, farming wasn't obsolete when the industrial revolution rolled around, but the economics of the time called for people to abandon farming and pursue industrial jobs. Here, a rational participator in the market will abandon industrial work to pursue a career in service or technology related fields.

[Lazamataz]

You joke about "wanting fries with that," but service-based industries, in this case, food service, is exactly the types of industries that will dominate the US economy.

This statement, to my mind, directly contradicts this statement:

I agree that we're not eliminating an obsolete technology, but we are evolving into a different, better system of economics.

So what we have here is someone who ACTUALLY BELIEVES that America can prosper by fixing burgers for one another.

Madness.

Utter madness.

[XBob]

21- "Innovative capitalists will continue to develop new services and new products--which may be manufactured overseas, but the profits remain at home with the investors and the owners, making everyone happy. "

EXCEPT FOR THE AMERICAN WORKERS WHO NOW HAVE NO JOBS.

GO WORK IN INDIA, YOURSELF !!!

[XBob]

21 - "Service industries are always in demand"

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[Mr Crontab]

>but service-based industries, in this case, food service, is exactly the types of industries that will dominate the US economy

Too bad they don't pay as well. I'm a middle aged guy who has a successful 20+ year career in technology. Sole source of income for my family. If my career in technology dries up, I'm supposed to work at Denny's?

>but the profits remain at home with the investors and the owners, making everyone happy.

Except the workers who actually *worked* in these industries.

>Here, a rational participator in the market will abandon industrial work to pursue a career in service or technology related fields.

Except for technology, which would be moved to India. This seems to excite you for some reason.

Can you rationally expect the US to remain the leading power in the world if we allow our technology and industrial base to move overseas?