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I don't think this has much to do with a manufacturing economy. On a per capita basis, the US is competitive with or even ahead of Germany (depending on which statistics you believe) on manufacturing output.


Then again, America has a giant, English-speaking market right at hand. The relatively new EU is comparable, but it's new, and not quite equivalent.




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