No many in middle age can adapt so easily. As Trump says again and again, the theft by China from US wealth is the biggest theft of all time. He is right, we built China.
He is right, we built China.
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And still building based upon the latest export/import data
https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/highlights/toppartners.html
I certainly agree with that. The exportation of US wealth and technology began in the 1990's. We (the American tech industry) were sold out for political gain.
No many in middle age can adapt so easily.
That, I disagree with. My whole argument has been based on successful people transitioning to entirely new vocations out of necessity.
For example, I was trained and employed as an engineer for those 19 years in aerospace. When that vocation went away, I transitioned into being a high school electronics and physics teacher. The skills were already there, the application was adjusted to get the job.
Sure it involved a move and a big pay cut. But, that move enabled a very successful retirement after 25 years of credited service as a teacher too.