It does beg the question though, that if we keep talking about it, do we bring it about?
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In 22 states—including electorally important ones like Wisconsin and
Pennsylvania—the number of people working in factories actually fell in
the first seven months of this year, according to figures compiled by
the Economic Innovation Group, a think tank.
This
isn’t what Trump promised. From his trade policy to tax cuts and
deregulation, his grand economic vow was to bring factories home. By
unraveling trade deals such as Nafta, taking on China, and deploying
tariffs like economic cruise missiles, Trump’s “America First” agenda
was supposed to boost growth in an iconic sector of the economy.