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Recursion

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6. We still manufacture more than China. And we manufacture more than we ever have in history
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 12:00 PM
Dec 2012

We just do it with fewer and fewer workers and lower CO2 emissions. In a sane economy, that would be a great thing; in ours, it leads to employment problems.

As you point out, our emissions are down, because we are developing cleaner and more efficient ways to manufacture goods, and those technologies and methods will filter out to the rest of the world over time (Chinese manufacturers also want to save money on energy costs, if nothing else.)

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