[quote=JohnAlt91941]Don’t we have the natural resources to produce everything here that we need except maybe oil? Put huge tariffs on everything else and let’s start making stuff here again. We’re on a path to oblivion if we don’t. How can a country survive if it doesn’t produce tangible products?
Tell the rest of the world to pound sand.[/quote]
Actually, we produce a shitpile of tangible products here. In fact, we very clearly we have a huge manufacturing base in the U.S. in terms of total output, on both absolute and relative bases. The double-edged sword of productivity, however, means that we don’t need as many people to produce that output as much of the rest of the world.
