Conclusions:
1. In 1979, even toys were made in the USA. That ship sailed long ago. So did radio and TV manufacture, and textiles (moved from Northeast, to South (”docile labor”) then offshore). So, yes a lot of it moved away (China etc.)
2. There’s still a manufacturing base in the USA. But there’s lots more automation now. So fewer human beings needed.
3. Said human beings with HS degree or less could make a decent living in US manufacturing back in the day. Now they have to work in low paying service jobs—or the netherworld of crime.
Tariffs