No, this is a basic concept in every economics class anyone has ever taken. This is basic macroeconomics that the President (and apparently many others) misunderstand.
There has been a 40 year decline in manufacturing jobs. going from 22% of American workers in that field to just 8% now. Even with that drop off of employment, manufacturing output of the US has increased because technology has enabled manufacturers to output more products while hiring less people. Only 8 states exists where manufacturing is the bread and butter, so while you may see Indiana being one way, that has no bearing on the rest of the country.
None of this is a bad thing either. Better production methods means more products which means cheaper goods. Cars, food, clothes, electronics, etc. all benefit from better manufacturing procedures and all have dropped in price over the years.
So while some of you folks read what I'm saying as some sort of dig against this country, it's quite the contrary. 6 million+ manufacturing jobs lost over the last 20 years is more attributed to production methods and automation and not America's lack of manufacturing know-how.
That's patently untrue. We've been prosperous with a service economy and as a part of a global market, we don't
need to export or manufacture. We provide services to not only ourselves, but other countries.
No, because it's 100% true and this information is easily found by anyone.
https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/employment-by-major-industry-sector.htm
You may lie, but the numbers don't. You may have this idea that "services = low skill mechanic, waitress, etc." but it simply means a different skillset needed to compete. Service industry workers are increasingly high-skilled workers needed to compete in technically-evolving industries. The shadetree mechanic is dying because he is unwilling to keep up with the changes in cars. My dad has been a successful mechanic for over 30 years and has seen (and worked on) everything from carbureted cars to all-electric vehicles. From adjusting carb jets to using an engine analyzer to diagnose problems with the car's onboard computer systems. Bitch and moan about "machines and programs" but you've just contradicted yourself. You're admitting that some level of skill and experience is needed to work on a car. That's because the technological advances in automobiles has come so far in such a short amount of time, and that's a good thing. Cars are safer and more advanced, but there's a tradeoff.
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