Do you see the U.S. being headed for a second civil war?

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Originally Posted by nailer

The export of middle class jobs began in the 60s with the consumer electronics industry.

That IBM desktop just plain evaporated a lot of nice middle class jobs.

Interesting how both parties basically fully buy into this and other similar stuff ...

Actually, it's as old as our country and was originally brought to the fore by Adam Smith in 1776 in "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations."