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Economy

lonely bird

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11. Potentially...

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat May 10, 2025, 02:22 PM

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The only manufacturing “coming back” will be low tech and low wage. High tech does not produce the numbers of jobs that general manufacturing as exemplified by the automotive business did before automation and offshoring.

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