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• "Factory Jobs: 3 Million Lost Since 2000" - Bowser - 4/20/2007 10:44:08 PM
  • Sure but...There are still Millions more manufacturing jobs in the USA today than there were in the 1960's... (n/t) - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/23/2007 1:17:11 PM
    • Not true. - TB - 4/23/2007 4:30:06 PM
      • I stand corrected... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/24/2007 3:39:32 PM
        • Probably not true either. - TB - 4/24/2007 3:58:59 PM
          • True they wouldn't be better off working for the government... - The Artist formerly known as Scott Evil - 4/24/2007 10:07:17 PM
  • re:Yet 2 million new jobs were created in the last 12 months - SteveS - 4/21/2007 3:59:39 PM
    • The response is like having a boat filling with 3 cubic feet of water per minute while 2 cubic feet per minute is pumped out. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 4/21/2007 6:21:55 PM
      • re:Hows since August 2003, more than 7.8 million jobs have been created? - SteveS - 4/22/2007 2:47:21 AM
      • Comparing apples to apples... - TB - 4/21/2007 10:49:13 PM
  • So, what's the answer? - TB - 4/20/2007 11:18:17 PM
    • There are no simple answers. - Bowser - 4/21/2007 4:03:58 AM
      • re: There are no simple answers. - Hans - 4/21/2007 7:33:01 AM
        • It's not a right. But it's a good thing to have in a country. - TB - 4/21/2007 4:35:14 PM
          • re: It's not a right. But it's a good thing to have in a country. - Hans - 4/22/2007 11:01:09 AM
            • U.S. GDP currently around seven times China's. - TB - 4/22/2007 7:45:17 PM
              • Any data on the current rate of change of GDP in the US and China? - Laurie Street - 4/23/2007 5:34:11 PM
                • I tend to be suspicious of "per capita" statistics... - TB - 4/23/2007 5:44:58 PM
              • re: U.S. GDP currently around seven times China's. - Hans - 4/23/2007 5:28:09 PM
      • Economics As If Reality Mattered. - TB - 4/21/2007 4:31:33 AM
      • What's comfortable? - Lee - 4/21/2007 4:27:53 AM
    • Specialization and Globalization - SDF - 4/21/2007 2:07:49 AM
      • re: Specialization and Globalization - TB - 4/21/2007 5:17:56 AM
        • re: Specialization and Globalization - SDF - 4/21/2007 4:40:56 PM
          • "Dream jobs," and the data. - TB - 4/21/2007 5:09:15 PM
    • A massive add campaign on buy "Made In The USA" wouldn't hurt. - Lee - 4/21/2007 1:53:56 AM
    • Cook the CEO's up in a pot of stew? - Lindy - 4/21/2007 1:03:20 AM
      • re: Cook the CEO's up in a pot of stew? - Hans - 4/21/2007 7:36:23 AM
        • "Today, CEOs are assured of getting rich..... - Lindy - 4/24/2007 8:15:02 PM