> there is more to an economy than manufacturing And what would that be? "Services"? The author tried to explain how that is basically a scam. And, getting ba

> there is more to an economy than manufacturing And what would that be? "Services"? The author tried to explain how that is basically a scam. And, getting back to our present, hobbes-ian world, services won't help you put tanks on the ground and airplanes in the air in the event of a grand war, you need a pretty solid manufacturing base to back it up, you need to be the "arsenal of democracy".