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The best part of that is an increase in jobs in goods-producing industries. Hopefully it means making things to sell here instead of buying it from countries with low wage labour, heavy levels of pollution and oppressive governments.
Manufacturing industries – long term, secure, employment, collective bargaining for wages and conditions, overtime, production bonuses – opportunity for people to save and buy property. Stable families in comfortable homes- low crime and good health.
Service industries – uber drivers, burger flippers, telephone sales, door sales – insecure, short term, low wage employment that keeps people in poverty – overcrowding in uncomfortable homes – high crime and poor health.
Primary industry decline – Trend coninues due to mechanisation and end of extractive industry.