On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:55:10 -0500, "Tom Gardner"
wrote:


"David Harmon" wrote in message
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:07:04 -0500 in rec.crafts.metalworking, "Ed
Huntress" wrote,
Maybe. Maybe not. There are lots of former machine operators who are
flipping burgers today, but the 15% you're talking about includes everyone.

Flipping burgers is manufacturing, no? He's manufacturing a burger.

No, he's adding value to an agricultural product.

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At least he is *ADDING* value [until he burns one...]. Per other
posts, this is more than can be said for ever increasing numbers
of economic sectors/occupations in the US.