An illusion of job creation. (Evan Vucci/AP) Key to Donald Trump’s resonance throughout the Midwest and rural America in 2016 was his bold promise to bring back factory jobs, bucking generation-long trends toward automation and the offshoring of jobs overseas. America would be great again, he said, when it started making things again — never mind that Trump products are routinely made outside the U.S.
But how? Trump convinced millions that his supposedly magic dealmaking talent and the tough-nosed jawboning of CEOs would make them think twice before taking jobs to Mexico or China or Singapore. Then, after his […]
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