I fear Democrats are laying the groundwork for future losses by refusing to learn from defeat

[JHan]

143. but I never denied outsourcing.

The claim originally made was that trade deficits were the key factor that caused job loss. This is not true.

China has a trade surplus and is experiencing shrinkage in manufacturing jobs.

This is a global phenomenon - and happening here in the face of productivity gains. We lead the world in advanced manufacturing and hi-tech. And what about the agricultural sector ?."U.S. agricultural exports have been larger than U.S. agricultural imports since 1960, generating a surplus in U.S. agricultural trade." - where does the deficit feature in that analysis?

The problem with just focusing on jobs is that we miss the inconvenient truth that our manufacturing output is incredibly high: We have become more effective at making and producing things because of technology. And we need to find solutions to counter this as manufacturing becomes more advanced, especially with 3D printing and even AI. The next thing to get hit is is the trucking industry- what are our plans for this fallout?

I prefer to leave Trump to his faulty arguments, he'll be found out soon enough. We don't have to parrot him and his habit of bungling the truth.