Yes, the folly of exporting *all* one's manufacturing
jobs to China etc, and importing cheap labor, was/is huge.
Education is the answer for America, like with Athens, we need to educate our people and we need for our people to own companies all around the world. We also need to teach our people how to get a Copyright and a Patent, etc.
And the same way that "All roads lead to Rome" then all roads need to lead to America.
We need to build new schools in Kentucky, and in Chicago, and all over the USA, we need to make a huge investment in education for our people and for libraries, etc.
We also need for ALL people in the USA to have equal opportunities, which is enforced by our Equal Opportunity Act of 1964.
Also of note, is that our ancestors worked hard and they passed down blessings, such as the fact that our ancestors built 1,500 dams here in California to help with the issue of water for farming and for the people. We are blessed from work that our ancestors did.
And some jobs cannot be exported, such as health care, education, building housing, law enforcement, defense, etc, providing food and grocery stores, doing real estate, etc.
On the issue of the Entertainment Industry, guys like Aaron Spelling created a lot of jobs here in Hollywood, and we need to have tax breaks and incentives to bring the Entertainment Industry back to Hollywood. And I could create a lot of jobs here making movies and television shows if the fuckers would let me work, and if I could get the funding.
Anyhow, education is the answer, and teaching our immigrants how to speak English, and opening more libraries, etc.
The jobs in the USA are changing, instead of mining coal, they will be finding cures for diseases while working as Research Scientists for Amgen, etc. We can have libraries, schools, and laboratories in Kentucky where they can work to find a cure for Cancer, etc.
We need to educate our people and we need to rise to a higher level, and an education must be expected for all Americans, they need to obey the law, they need to behave like polite ladies and gentlemen, and we need to teach our people how to become Research Scientists, etc.
Salute,
Tony V.