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Well of course more is produced and traded as a result of population growth, automation, transportation logistics, trade relationships, and general efficiencies. The BOLDED part is just not true.
The point is that the decline in manufacturing employment isn't related to a decline in manufacturing, and WWII wasn't a good thing for U.S. exports.
Obviously, but he won't move past it. Since you're here, are there any other indicators, coupled with these debt numbers, that illicit concern?
I'm not saying that I'm concerned (I don't like the methodology used in the OP). Just saying that a high level of indebtedness can be a problem.