[Utmost Certainty]

Stop wondering here is your answer. 2008, only one in 10 union members worked in manufacturing, down from nearly three in 10 in 1983. Five in 10 union workers were in the public sector last year, and the remaining four out of 10 were in the private sector outside manufacturing, according to the CEPR.

Cool, thanks for the stats. But that still doesn't address what I mentioned about the threat of unionization itself being a deterrent to potential manufacturers (for example, the recent debacle between Boeing vs. the NLRB).

Also, what about the other two factors I pointed out about incredibly high tax and regulatory burden US manufacturers are saddled with?

[central_va]

Do you honestly believe lowering the corp tax rate to say zero would have even slowed down the off shoring?