Well, actually, most lost jobs didn't move overseas. They "went away" because of automation.
The US did indeed lose about 5.6m manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2010. But according to a study by the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University, 85 per cent of these jobs losses are actually attributable to technological change — largely automation — rather than international trade.
Jobs And Robots: 25 Countries Ranked On Job Loss Potential From Automation, Robotics, And AI
South Korea, Germany, and Japan are most prepared for the coming wave of automation, according to a new report by The Economist. The U.S., on the other hand, ranks ninth out of 25 countries.
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Democrats have a plan to combat that which was rejected by Republicans. Democrats want to educate Americans to do complex jobs.
Republicans want to burn coal.
That's the difference between the two plans.