re: Deindustrialization - Have We Become a Poor Country?

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Goddamn, you are one stupid motherfricker. How is your prediction that the Israelis might lose the war in Gaza coming along? They are cutting through them like hot butter like anyone even semi-informed knew would happen, but it doesn't seem to prevent you from making idiotic predictions and observations again and again.

American manufacturing output is, quite literally, 1 1/2 times that of the entire Russian economy altogether and almost 10 times that of Russian manufacturing output. You quite literally could not be more wrong that they produce more shite. It is plainly observable that they do not and are not in the same universe. They're closer to Mexico in manufacturing output capacity than they are to the U.S. (or, for that matter, Japan or Germany).

The U.S. produces more now in real dollar terms and in tonnage than it has in its entire history. The U.S. in 2023 is in the conversation for the greatest manufacturing power in the history of the world and has really only been surpassed by China in terms of raw output because they produce an enormous amount of state-subsidized low-value add goods.

If there are shortages in a few specific areas, it's largely because the U.S. hasn't prioritized manufacturing shells or R&M parts for pieces, not because they can't.

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On the other hand, they’ve started to prioritize and reward large families the way Hungary has.

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And their replacement rate is still among the lowest in the world.

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