Manufacturing represents middle class jobs that have largely gone away thanks to globalization, outsourcing, and automation among other things. One of the reaso

Manufacturing represents middle class jobs that have largely gone away thanks to globalization, outsourcing, and automation among other things. One of the reasons the Boomers were so rich compared to following generations was that it was easy to get one of those jobs with minimal education, a college degree was not a necessity to make a decent wage and buy a house, a car, etc.