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> bring manufacturing jobs back to the USA. The United States is the world's second largest manufacturer. > We cannot manufacture things and pay people living
by CPLX 10y ago
> bring manufacturing jobs back to the USA.
The United States is the world's second largest manufacturer.
> We cannot manufacture things and pay people living wages to do it.
It's important to recognize this statement as highly political dogma rather than neutral fact.
Of course we can. We just often choose not to, as a matter of public policy.
- feld 10y agoSure, and things like the auto industry are increasingly becoming automated with robotics. So yes, we can manufacture things. We just can't pay people to do it. Not if we want to afford these nice shiny new things.