CEO of United Technologies just let slip an unintended consequence of the Trump-Carrier jobs deal

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12. The "buggy whip" thing was bullshit anyway

A man might - stress on "might" - have needed two whips in his life, unless he lost one. They don't wear out and they all look the same, and you can use the same whip on all the horse-drawn vehicles you have. The people who were making whips ALSO made shoes, gloves, clothing and any other leather good you can think of.

Then came the car, and leather goods makers noticed something: you needed warm, protective clothes to ride in an open-air automobile. They dumped the whips from their lines, started making leather car coats and hats, and made more money than they ever had.