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B/c mfring jobs 1) can be done by uncouth unskilled 2) are self-socializing 3) are less servile-don’t have 2 suck u… twitter.com/i/web/status/7…
Mickey Kaus
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B/c mfring jobs 1) can be done by uncouth unskilled 2) are self-socializing 3) are less servile-don’t have 2 suck u… twitter.com/i/web/status/7…
@kausmickey There’s the outline of a realignment here. If the NYT/Dems/Bill are willing to let manufacturing go, they will let Rustbelt go.
@kausmickey 4) National defense. You cannot outsource your ability as a nation to build weapons if you need them. (Think WW II)
@kausmickey and reasonably well paying with room to move up
@kausmickey @RonColeman manufacturing jobs pay non-college grads more than other industries.
@kausmickey @nytimes They’re associated with masculinity – a declining commodity in America culture but still worth votes.
@kausmickey @RonColeman and manufacturers generally bring in other companies, like engineering design firms, that do work for them
@kausmickey @nytimes a much better reason: a self-sustaining nation is a more secure one. An argument that doesn’t rely on stereotypes.
@kausmickey How long do these survive if press does this to manufacturers? https://t.co/Zk1MI498LS
@kausmickey manufacturing also very important to trade. Most important is hi-tech. If we outsource hi-tech manufacturing innovation suffers.