Professor Mark Perry : Factory jobs have never really been the "engine of growth" for the US economy, rather it's been the service sector that drives employment gains. And yet we wax nostalgic for some past era of supposed manufacturing greatness?

Factory jobs have never really been the "engine of growth" for the US economy, rather it's been the service sector that drives employment gains. And yet we wax nostalgic for some past era of supposed manufacturing greatness? pic.twitter.com/XJmWuQ6sgF

— Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) March 23, 2018