The west, particularly the USA, sacrificed so many industries on the alter of globalization. We gutted our workforce and told ourselves we were keeping the best

The west, particularly the USA, sacrificed so many industries on the alter of globalization. We gutted our workforce and told ourselves we were keeping the best jobs for ourselves. The loss of all those jobs and economic activity has contributed significantly to the wealth gap IMO. I don’t think that having lots of cheap trinkets available on Amazon has been worth it, to be honest.