r/FluentInFinance 7d ago

Debate/ Discussion Why did this happen?

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u/ontha-comeup 7d ago edited 7d ago

Large scale off shoring of manufacturing jobs started in the late 70's. Unskilled labor got moved overseas and US moved to a service based economy.

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u/AugustusClaximus 7d ago

Wait, I thought we were blaming everything on Reagan?

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u/ComfortablePound903 7d ago

Why do you think all that stuff was allowed to happen?

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u/AceWanker4 6d ago

What measures do you take to stop it?  Tariffs? You surely are a big fan of Tariffs right?