A fairy typical article about the great factory jobs Amerikans dream of, although the final question in the coda is worth considering:
This brings us to an even bigger question: What warrants all these interventions to boost one particular sector of the economy? Is manufacturing actually special? And, if so, what makes it so special? That's next week in the Planet Money newsletter.
What's special is that manufacturing is where the biggest return comes on capital, since a factory can produce so many units to sell. So if you own a factory, you make a lot more money than if you own a fast food joint, which can only sell so many burgers. To get rich, you need to own a chain of burger shops. Who dreams of factory jobs? CAPITALISTS!
https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2025/05/13/g-s1-66112/why-arent-americans-filling-the-manufacturing-jobs-we-already-have
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