[Pelham]

And you haven’t shown that that figure is remotely connected to the massive outsourcing that has eliminated American manufacturing jobs in the last two decades. Let’s see you bring up the study so we can see how they arrive at that figure instead of having you parrot it like it’s Gospel.

And if you intend to come across as less of a dunce you could at least copy the figure correctly from the article, it’s 85%.

[norwaypinesavage]

The whole point of Williams article is that it's productivity improvements, not outsourcing that has resulted in the loss of manufacturing jobs in the US. I am merely restating the facts that Williams makes for this whole thread. It's not up to me to defend Williams, or the post. If you disagree with Williams, it's up to you to provide the facts, not me. Did you not read it?

You made the statement:"if you intend to come across as less of a dunce you could at least copy the figure correctly from the article, it’s 85%".

Here's the direct quote from Williams article: "In that same period, international trade accounted for a mere 13 percent of job losses."

Unless 100-13 = 85, you've just proven who the dunce is.