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>https://qz.com/1269172/the-epic-mistake-about-manufacturing-thats-cost-americans-millions-of-jobs/

From the article:

'Ironically, that criticism applies to Trump, too. His campaign ignited a vitally important national conversation on the relationship between US trade policies and manufacturing’s decline. Since he took office, however, Trump has paid minimal attention to boosting US manufacturing. Instead, he’s favored counterproductive protectionism and ignored currency manipulation, preferring the punitive over the constructive.'

This writer has obviously been living in a bubble over the course of this administration.

POTUS HAS been concentrating on manufacturing jobs. While the writer is focusing on the symptoms, DJT has been slashing REGULATIONS. This is the ROOT cause of manufacturing jobs losses.

'counterproductive protectionism'. Not protectionism, you dimwit. Reversal of ongoing systemic protectionism by foreign entities based on, allowed, and promote by past administrations who put America up for sale with their one-sided multinational trade deals. One-sided in FAVOR of the OTHER side.

This so called protectionism (tariffs) has led to the renegotiation of trade deals that now benefit the US and create the economic and financial atmosphere for those 'lost' manufacturing jobs to 'come back home' where they belong. c.f. unemployment figures.

'preferring the punitive over the constructive.'

The punitive LEADS to the constructive. You hit them in the wallet and you get their attention.

You don't back down and they agree to new terms.

Peace through strength can also be applied in economics.

Prosperity through strength.