> we don't produce all that much anymore If by "we" you mean the US, this is not true. US manufacturing production was as high in 2015 as any prior year. Pro

> we don't produce all that much anymore If by "we" you mean the US, this is not true. US manufacturing production was as high in 2015 as any prior year. Production took a big hit in the "great recession", it may be on the decline as percent of the total economy or as a percent of global production, but it's still a huge amount. https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/OUTMS https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/OUTMS