At the same time a variety of non-automatable or inherently polluting industries have been exported.
China has been getting more than its fair share of such industries.
We've been keeping the good stuff.
Last year's American productivity improvement was 4.9%. Unemployment is at record lows. At the same time private individuals have imported up to 35 million near-slaves to assist them in their daily ablutions, night time habits, and lawn maintenance.
We are literally wallowing in wealth and don't know how to handle it.
“Slaves” as you call them, live better here than they do at home. That’s why they’re here.