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19 Facts About The Deindustrialization Of America That Will Blow Your Mind
19 Facts About The Deindustrialization Of America That Will Blow
Your Mind
*From the Business Insider Sept 27, 2010*
**
*19 Facts About The Deindustrialization Of America That Will Blow Your Mind:
*
*The United States is rapidly becoming the very first "post-industrial"
nation on the globe. All great economic empires eventually become fat and
lazy and squander the great wealth that their forefathers have left them,
but the pace at which America is accomplishing this is absolutely amazing.
It was America that was at the forefront of the industrial revolution. It
was America that showed the world how to mass produce everything from
automobiles to televisions to airplanes. It was the great American
manufacturing base that crushed Germany and Japan in World War II.
But now we are witnessing the deindustrialization of America. Tens of
thousands of factories have left the United States in the past decade alone.
Millions upon millions of manufacturing jobs have been lost in the same time
period. The United States has become a nation that consumes everything in
sight and yet produces increasingly little. Do you know what our biggest
export is today? Waste paper. Yes, trash is the number one thing that we
ship out to the rest of the world as we voraciously blow our money on
whatever the rest of the world wants to sell to us. The United States has
become bloated and spoiled and our economy is now just a shadow of what it
once was. Once upon a time America could literally out produce the rest of
the world combined. Today that is no longer true, but Americans sure do
consume more than anyone else in the world. If the deindustrialization of
America continues at this current pace, what possible kind of a future are
we going to be leaving to our children?
Any great nation throughout history has been great at making things. So if
the United States continues to allow its manufacturing base to erode at a
staggering pace how in the world can the U.S. continue to consider itself to
be a great nation? We have created the biggest debt bubble in the history
of the world in an effort to maintain a very high standard of living, but
the current state of affairs is not anywhere close to sustainable. Every
single month America goes into more debt and every single month America gets
poorer.
So what happens when the debt bubble pops?
The deindustrialization of the United States should be a top concern for
every man, woman and child in the country. But sadly, *most Americans do
not have any idea what is going on around them*.
For people like that, take this article and print it out and hand it to
them. Perhaps what they will read below will shock them badly enough to
awaken them from their slumber.
The following are 19 facts about the deindustrialization of America that
will blow your mind....
#1 The United States has lost approximately 42,400 factories since 2001.
About 75 percent of those factories employed over 500 people when they were
still in operation.
#2 Dell Inc., one of America 's largest manufacturers of computers, has
announced plans to dramatically expand its operations in China with an
investment of over $100 billion over the next decade.
#3 Dell has announced that it will be closing its last large U.S.
manufacturing facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in November.
Approximately 900 jobs will be lost.
#4 In 2008, 1.2 billion cell phones were sold worldwide. So how many of
them were manufactured inside the United States? Zero.
#5 According to a new study conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, if
the U.S. trade deficit with China continues to increase at its current rate,
the U.S. economy will lose over half a million jobs this year alone.
#6 As of the end of July, the U.S. trade deficit with China had risen 18
percent compared to the same time period a year ago.
#7 The United States has lost a total of about 5.5 million manufacturing
jobs since October 2000.
#8 According to Tax Notes, between 1999 and 2008 employment at the foreign
affiliates of U.S. parent companies increased an astounding 30 percent to
10.1 million. During that exact same time period, U.S. employment at
American multinational corporations declined 8 percent to 21.1 million.
#9 In 1959, manufacturing represented 28 percent of U.S. economic output.
In 2008, it represented 11.5 percent.
#10 Ford Motor Company recently announced the closure of a factory that
produces the Ford Ranger in St. Paul, Minnesota. Approximately 750 good
paying middle class jobs are going to be lost because making Ford Rangers in
Minnesota does not fit in with Ford's new "global" manufacturing strategy.
#11 As of the end of 2009, less than 12 million Americans worked in
manufacturing. The last time less than 12 million Americans were employed
in manufacturing was in 1941.
#12 In the United States today, consumption accounts for 70 percent of
GDP. Of this 70 percent, over half is spent on services.
#13 The United States has lost a whopping 32 percent of its manufacturing
jobs since the year 2000.
#14 In 2001, the United States ranked fourth in the world in per capita
broadband Internet use. Today it ranks 15th.
#15 Manufacturing employment in the U.S. computer industry is actually
lower in 2010 than it was in 1975.
#16 Printed circuit boards are used in tens of thousands of different
products. Asia now produces 84 percent of them worldwide.
#17 The United States spends approximately $3.90 on Chinese goods for
every $1 that the Chinese spend on goods from the United States.
#18 One prominent economist is projecting that the Chinese economy will be
three times larger than the U.S. economy by the year 2040.
#19 The U.S. Census Bureau says that 43.6 million Americans are now living
in poverty and according to them that is the highest number of poor
Americans in the 51 years that records have been kept.
So how many tens of thousands more factories do we need to lose before we
do something about it?
How many millions more Americans are going to become unemployed before we
all admit that we have a very, very serious problem on our hands?
How many more trillions of dollars are going to leave the country before we
realize that we are losing wealth at a pace that is killing our economy?
How many once great manufacturing cities are going to become rotting war
zones like Detroit before we understand that we are committing national
economic suicide?
The deindustrialization of America is a national crisis. It needs to be
treated like one.
If you disagree with this article, I have a direct challenge for you. If
anyone can explain how a deindustrialized America has any kind of viable
economic future, please do so below in the comments section.
America is in deep, deep trouble folks. It is time to wake up.
Your Mind
*From the Business Insider Sept 27, 2010*
**
*19 Facts About The Deindustrialization Of America That Will Blow Your Mind:
*
*The United States is rapidly becoming the very first "post-industrial"
nation on the globe. All great economic empires eventually become fat and
lazy and squander the great wealth that their forefathers have left them,
but the pace at which America is accomplishing this is absolutely amazing.
It was America that was at the forefront of the industrial revolution. It
was America that showed the world how to mass produce everything from
automobiles to televisions to airplanes. It was the great American
manufacturing base that crushed Germany and Japan in World War II.
But now we are witnessing the deindustrialization of America. Tens of
thousands of factories have left the United States in the past decade alone.
Millions upon millions of manufacturing jobs have been lost in the same time
period. The United States has become a nation that consumes everything in
sight and yet produces increasingly little. Do you know what our biggest
export is today? Waste paper. Yes, trash is the number one thing that we
ship out to the rest of the world as we voraciously blow our money on
whatever the rest of the world wants to sell to us. The United States has
become bloated and spoiled and our economy is now just a shadow of what it
once was. Once upon a time America could literally out produce the rest of
the world combined. Today that is no longer true, but Americans sure do
consume more than anyone else in the world. If the deindustrialization of
America continues at this current pace, what possible kind of a future are
we going to be leaving to our children?
Any great nation throughout history has been great at making things. So if
the United States continues to allow its manufacturing base to erode at a
staggering pace how in the world can the U.S. continue to consider itself to
be a great nation? We have created the biggest debt bubble in the history
of the world in an effort to maintain a very high standard of living, but
the current state of affairs is not anywhere close to sustainable. Every
single month America goes into more debt and every single month America gets
poorer.
So what happens when the debt bubble pops?
The deindustrialization of the United States should be a top concern for
every man, woman and child in the country. But sadly, *most Americans do
not have any idea what is going on around them*.
For people like that, take this article and print it out and hand it to
them. Perhaps what they will read below will shock them badly enough to
awaken them from their slumber.
The following are 19 facts about the deindustrialization of America that
will blow your mind....
#1 The United States has lost approximately 42,400 factories since 2001.
About 75 percent of those factories employed over 500 people when they were
still in operation.
#2 Dell Inc., one of America 's largest manufacturers of computers, has
announced plans to dramatically expand its operations in China with an
investment of over $100 billion over the next decade.
#3 Dell has announced that it will be closing its last large U.S.
manufacturing facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in November.
Approximately 900 jobs will be lost.
#4 In 2008, 1.2 billion cell phones were sold worldwide. So how many of
them were manufactured inside the United States? Zero.
#5 According to a new study conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, if
the U.S. trade deficit with China continues to increase at its current rate,
the U.S. economy will lose over half a million jobs this year alone.
#6 As of the end of July, the U.S. trade deficit with China had risen 18
percent compared to the same time period a year ago.
#7 The United States has lost a total of about 5.5 million manufacturing
jobs since October 2000.
#8 According to Tax Notes, between 1999 and 2008 employment at the foreign
affiliates of U.S. parent companies increased an astounding 30 percent to
10.1 million. During that exact same time period, U.S. employment at
American multinational corporations declined 8 percent to 21.1 million.
#9 In 1959, manufacturing represented 28 percent of U.S. economic output.
In 2008, it represented 11.5 percent.
#10 Ford Motor Company recently announced the closure of a factory that
produces the Ford Ranger in St. Paul, Minnesota. Approximately 750 good
paying middle class jobs are going to be lost because making Ford Rangers in
Minnesota does not fit in with Ford's new "global" manufacturing strategy.
#11 As of the end of 2009, less than 12 million Americans worked in
manufacturing. The last time less than 12 million Americans were employed
in manufacturing was in 1941.
#12 In the United States today, consumption accounts for 70 percent of
GDP. Of this 70 percent, over half is spent on services.
#13 The United States has lost a whopping 32 percent of its manufacturing
jobs since the year 2000.
#14 In 2001, the United States ranked fourth in the world in per capita
broadband Internet use. Today it ranks 15th.
#15 Manufacturing employment in the U.S. computer industry is actually
lower in 2010 than it was in 1975.
#16 Printed circuit boards are used in tens of thousands of different
products. Asia now produces 84 percent of them worldwide.
#17 The United States spends approximately $3.90 on Chinese goods for
every $1 that the Chinese spend on goods from the United States.
#18 One prominent economist is projecting that the Chinese economy will be
three times larger than the U.S. economy by the year 2040.
#19 The U.S. Census Bureau says that 43.6 million Americans are now living
in poverty and according to them that is the highest number of poor
Americans in the 51 years that records have been kept.
So how many tens of thousands more factories do we need to lose before we
do something about it?
How many millions more Americans are going to become unemployed before we
all admit that we have a very, very serious problem on our hands?
How many more trillions of dollars are going to leave the country before we
realize that we are losing wealth at a pace that is killing our economy?
How many once great manufacturing cities are going to become rotting war
zones like Detroit before we understand that we are committing national
economic suicide?
The deindustrialization of America is a national crisis. It needs to be
treated like one.
If you disagree with this article, I have a direct challenge for you. If
anyone can explain how a deindustrialized America has any kind of viable
economic future, please do so below in the comments section.
America is in deep, deep trouble folks. It is time to wake up.
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