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Old 02-03-2021, 07:23 PM   #921
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Originally Posted by rubecube View Post
Do we know which sectors those 300k jobs would be in? I get that 300k jobs is a positive but if the bulk are of the middle-management, white-collar variety, then it doesn't do much to help the working class.

There's also the whole national security aspect of trying to repatriate as many manufacturing jobs and reducing trade deficits.

It didn't detail that in this article, but likely will in another one (just started this edition, literally first article), but 300000 jobs left on the table is 300000 jobs left on the table (the opposite of what every Democratic administration claims), which is the spirit of this particular article that these soft protectionist measures are thought to strengthen American job numbers by most voters.
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