http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41349653/ns/business-us_business/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41349653/ns/business-us_business... We still have a substantial manuf

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41349653/ns/business-us_business/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41349653/ns/business-us_business... We still have a substantial manufacturing base, it's just that we've squeezed the jobs out of it by emphasizing high productivity and automation, while outsourcing the dirtiest work. The developing countries can enjoy more industrial jobs because their wages are lower, but the U.S. is already facing a "robot economy." We just haven't raised the question politically yet.