SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Over the Delaware at Trenton hard by the old railroad tracks a huge old steel sign proclaims TRENTON MAKES- THE WORLD TAKES. I imagine the sign was put up maybe eighty or a hundred years ago- in an era when the USA was a world leader in manufacturing. Now, of course, this situation has been reversed for almost half that time. Now such signs should read. ASIA MAKES-THE US TAKES. To what extent can we ever go back to that era? We will start edging towards it soon though.The signs are clear that during the next decade the U.S. will attempt to go back there.Beginning with the Obama presidency and The Abominable 111th Congress- where the wolves of organized labor are in full cry- this new direction will not be a nostalgic, patriotic return to those pride-filled days. Instead it will bring us the kinds of terrors that turned Detroit into a much less livable city than Nairobi. So enjoy your cheap imports while you can. The party is is starting to break up.
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