Carl's first question makes no sense in the context of my post, and I left it alone.

I linked to a washing machine manufacturer that claims to be the only top-loading washing machine maker in the entire United States. I don't think that's true--Whirlpool had a factory in Ohio last time I checked--but most appliances are made somewhere else. Consumer spending is not a guarantee of jobs except at retail stores.

The fact remains that economic growth is driven by surplus wealth. Nobody invests money they need to eat and live, and nobody is going to get a new job from a poor person, or even a middle-class one.

It makes leftists and Democrats in government foam at the mouth to hear it, but the engine of a growing economy is rich people with more money than they need. That they finance most of the government with their taxes is something else they don't want you to think about.