>That improvement in efficiency has historically reduced manufacturing employment. It is the primary cause of the reductions in manufacturing employment. The same thing has happen in the agricultural industries. And whatever happened to all those blacksmiths and shoe repair guys?
Where’s our steel plants? If we don’t make steel we will forever be at the mercy of those who do.
Where’s our steel plants? If we don’t make steel we will forever be at the mercy of those who do.
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In the big days of steel industry employment, how many people did we have working in semiconductor manufacturing? The answer is very few.
Times change. What counts is total output in manufacturing which continues to grow at pretty much the historic rate. Look it up.
The other thing that counts, the really important thing that counts, is the standard of living of the average American. In general, despite the efforts of the Democrat a Party, this continues to improve. Could we do better? Will Trump help us do better? Of course. But imagine life with our iPhones, the Internet, HDTV, YouTube, Netflix and Steph Curry.
And, most importantly, Free Republic.