[pissant]

What are we making more of than we were 10 years ago? 20? 30?

Are we making more cars? Maybe, with the addition of foreign assembly plants.

More car parts? Nope

More power tools? Nope

More appliances? Nope

More computers? Nope

More cirucit boards? Nope

Machined airplane parts? Nope

Machine tools? Nope

Clothes? Nope

Shoes? Nope

Furniture? Nope

Toys? Nope

Lamps? Nope

Telephone equipment? Nope

Hand tools? Nope

More TVs and stereos? Nope

More ships? Nope

More steel products? Nope

I’m sure there are some products like chemical based products, Heavy Machines (like dozers), industrial electric gear, and food processing equipment where we still excel. But the list is getting shorter.

[ari-freedom]

We are making more money!

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

I’m sure there are some products like chemical based products, Heavy Machines (like dozers), industrial electric gear, and food processing equipment where we still excel.

Would you rather excel at a late-20th/early-21st century techology, like pharmaceuticals, computer chips, computer software, and aviation/avionics, or would you prefer to excel at a late-19th/early-20th century technology, like automobiles?

[org.whodat]

We make lots of trailers and sea containers to haul the Chinese products in.

[e_castillo]

The loss of manufacturing base isn’t helping the Defense sector.

[KoRn]

"I’m sure there are some products like chemical based products, Heavy Machines (like dozers), industrial electric gear, and food processing equipment where we still excel. But the list is getting shorter."

Maybe we are "manufacturing" more cheeseburgers and milkshakes than ever?

[mad_as_he$$]

Cat outsources much of their sub-assemblies to Asia.

[TADSLOS]

No, but we ARE good at building bridges to nowhere and NAFTA superhighways for Mexicans to travel on.