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Showing Original Post only (View all)United States has lost 32 percent of its manufacturing jobs since the year 2000 [View all]
As of the end of 2009, less than 12 million Americans worked in manufacturing. The last time less than 12 million Americans were employed in manufacturing was in 1941.
In 1959, manufacturing represented 28 percent of U.S. economic output. In 2008, it represented 11.5 percent.
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United States has lost 32 percent of its manufacturing jobs since the year 2000 [View all]
FreakinDJ
Jan 2012
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Treestar - why is poverty in the USA at the highest level since they started keeping records 50 year
FreakinDJ
Jan 2012
#5
Maybe people *like* to live in poverty? Ever think of that? There's a lot more here than meets the
Romulox
Jan 2012
#18
Again treestar, FACTS. What *actually* happened is key. Not what you imagine *might* happen.
Romulox
Jan 2012
#79
Because history has said so. What is your problem with people having good paying jobs, anyway?
Zalatix
Jan 2012
#95
60% of all Global Trade is "Inter-Corporation" Transfers used for Tax Avoidence
FreakinDJ
Jan 2012
#78
"Obviously not sold in China (there may be Christians there, but the are persecuted)"
Occulus
Jan 2012
#94
Blue-collar manufacturing workers are more likely to sustain repetitive-motion, muscle, and
Occulus
Jan 2012
#98
Your teacher, doctor, lawyer, accountant and salespeople friends got those jobs without college
Brickbat
Jan 2012
#40
Reality matters, treestar. These jobs *could* be replaced with something better, BUT THEY HAVEN'T
Romulox
Jan 2012
#17
FACTS, treestar. What *actually* is happening, not your imagination: "This could be happening..."
Romulox
Jan 2012
#80
How do you explain the fact that we've replaced high paying manufacturing jobs with low paying crap?
Zalatix
Jan 2012
#97
Every developed country has seen manufacturing decline. Several have it worse than the US.
pampango
Jan 2012
#8
And our gilded-age leve inequality, childhood poverty, worst social mobility in the developed world?
Romulox
Jan 2012
#20
Are caused by slashing the safety net, eliminating progressive taxes, weakening unions and
pampango
Jan 2012
#83
Nonsense. You have no proof for that whatever. It's just a convenient excuse. nt
Romulox
Jan 2012
#86
Great news! Is this the result of the Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Columbia, and Panama?
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#53
It's more likely the result of unreliable reporting and propaganda. It's inherently incredible.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#59
Increased exports does not mean that manufacturing jobs are being added in a signifigant way.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#72
His trade policies? = "Free Trade" with South Korea, Columbia, and Panama.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#74
Again, the effects of trade vary with the monetary policy and trade agreement behind it
bhikkhu
Jan 2012
#75
You understand that our trade with "free trade" countries is much more equal than with
pampango
Jan 2012
#76
You understand what a "deficit" is, yes? It means more came in then went out, irrespective of "free
Romulox
Jan 2012
#82
They're still UNSUSTAINABLE, pampango. Do you have any background in economics?
Romulox
Jan 2012
#90
Um, pampango? Not much of a "discusser", are you? You avoided my questions like the plague!
Romulox
Jan 2012
#81
32% of 10% left by 2000 is still alot - the damage was done and continued and continues
2Design
Jan 2012
#10
Remember: we MUST re-elect the signor of the "free trade" with Korea deal. MUST! nt
Romulox
Jan 2012
#19
Agreed, but after Bush negotiated the Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Columbia, and Panama,
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#54
just wait a little longer - all the benefits of NAFTA and GATT and all the other free trade deals
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2012
#51
Sooner or later, the top politicians are going to run out of countries to free-trade with.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jan 2012
#56