Baker: Technology didn't kill middle class jobs, public policy did

Baker doesn't mention other advanced countries like Germany that did not lose their middle class and manufacturing jobs, even though they are subject to the same global, technological forces that ostensibly destroyed U.S. wages and jobs. Why? Because their politicians protected their unions and domestic manufacturers, among other things.

Technology didn't kill middle class jobs, public policy did

By Dean Baker

November 25, 2013 | Guardian

URL: http://gu.com/p/3kka7

USA! USA! Jobs to return from China in 2015

Gee, whaddya know? Globalization works! Manufacturing jobs are gonna come back to the USA from China in 2015! Don't I feel silly being a Nervous Nelly!

'Course, they're not going to be the same as the jobs our parents had. Winning the race to the bottom has consequences. They'll be low-paying, no-benefit, non-union, at-will employment, but hey, at least we we'll make something in the USA besides hamburgers, pizzas, subs, calzones, tacos, wraps, donuts, brewed coffee and sodas.


Made In The USA, Again
Manufacturing Is Expected to Return to America as China's Rising Labor Costs Erase Most Savings from Offshoring
May 5, 2011 | Boston Consulting Group

URL: http://www.bcg.com/media/pressreleasedetails.aspx?id=tcm:12-75973