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Originally Posted by stray bullitt
It's the same over here. From the 18th to the first half of the 20th century, we were world leaders in heavy engineering, and textiles. However 60 years of unionisation has outpriced our workforce, compared to India, and the Far East. Now we have no "real" jobs anymore, just a bunch of desk jockeys producing nothing at all.
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I just wanted to point out before this becomes nothing but rhetoric, the US is still the largest manufacturer of products on the planet. It's just that our manufacturing as a percentage of GDP is in decline. All countries but 2 if I remember right are on the same trendline, those are Korea and China. From the AP.
“The United States remains by far the world’s leading manufacturer by value of goods produced. It hit a record $1.6 trillion in 2007 – nearly double the $811 billion of 1987. For every $1 of value produced in China factories, the United States generates $2.50.”