Is manufacturing in the U.S. dead? No, but it certainly has been transformed. Syndicated columnist Jeff Jacoby points out that that 20 percent of the world’s manufacturing output comes from the United States.
“A vast amount of ‘stuff’ is still made in the USA, albeit not the inexpensive consumer goods that fill the shelves in Target or Walgreens.”
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