It should have long been clear that mass manufacturing in high-wage countries cannot sustainably support as many jobs as it used to be, given low international

It should have long been clear that mass manufacturing in high-wage countries cannot sustainably support as many jobs as it used to be, given low international shipping costs and increasing domestic automation. The subsidies should be spent to retrain the workers for hard-to-export and costly-to-automate jobs like electricians, plumbers, etc instead. Part of the funds should support their cost of living during the reskilling period as well.