[dtel]

As much as I would like to blast the simplicity of your remarks, I will instead direct my attention to said article.
I think the article is spot on and is really a remarkable piece of journalism in this day and age, when everyone has an agenda.
It speaks of the jobs going away, and speaks of the unintended consequences should we try to artificially retain these jobs.
America is staring a neutron bomb dead in the eyes.
You idle the greater middle class, by unemployment or even more importantly underemployment, and you begin to introduce doubt into the great American experiment/dream.
You introduce too great of a degree of doubt and negative things can result.
I would say one only has to spend a little time in an inner city slum, and not only will you see the doubt, but you can actually feel it.
To transport this feeling and anger to the middle class would be nothing short of national suicide.

[gcruse]

"steelworker"
"miner"
"lumber mill"
"smelter"

Revisit DoctorHydrocal's  Keywords in the article.

What they have in common is not only environmental  exposure,
but heavily unionized work forces..  

The people who put up the money and take the risk making
jobs possible have government imposing ever-increasing
environmental regulations on them on one side while on the
other side, corrupt labor unions drive wages ever higher to
satisfy the hungers of the Mafia.  Hillary Clinton's virtual
queen-hood over the laborer's union isn't an anomaly.

Excessive taxation drives companies offshore while those who stay
export jobs to remain in business in the international competitive community.
It really isn't that difficult to understand.