General_Effort@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 7 days agoLiving the Dream (of other people)lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareevasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days ago I think you would need far more than 25% to get to where the average “why don’t we make things anymore” dork dreams about American manufacturing has been on a consistently upward trajectory and has never been higher. Many things made in America either are highly skilled, highly automated, or both. The hubbub about “bringing manufacturing back” is all just a smokescreen to redirect the anger from Americans who used to have stable, well paying, union factory jobs, who never will have one again.
American manufacturing has been on a consistently upward trajectory and has never been higher. Many things made in America either are highly skilled, highly automated, or both. The hubbub about “bringing manufacturing back” is all just a smokescreen to redirect the anger from Americans who used to have stable, well paying, union factory jobs, who never will have one again.