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bt848 | 6 years ago

Which part of that wikipedia article strikes you as characteristic of a "long, steady decline"?

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brenden2|6 years ago

What I meant was manufacturing jobs, not actual manufacturing output. Just didn't phrase it correctly.

The government typically provides incentives under the condition of creating jobs, but they're trying to create jobs people don't want.

bt848|6 years ago

That's true, also government programs to create jobs are pretty misguided in an environment with all-time-low unemployment. We should be trying to create employees.

Consultant32452|6 years ago

Donald Trump won in the rust belt, at least in part, by promising those people he'd bring back their manufacturing jobs. People do want those jobs.