And it only existed because of things like taxing the rich and labor unions, and it only existed for some people because institutional racism.
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And because between 10 and 25% of the entire planet’s industrial infrastructure had been destroyed, leaving North America the only place with an intact manufacturing capacity, which meant gaining the profits. Which lasted for decades, but was not husbanded against the future.
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Yes, that's true. That industrial infrastructure was dismantled in the 1980s and later transferred overseas in the 1990s. This corresponded with women gaining more economic and political independence, and they were no longer "reliant" on men as "providers."
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The dismantling started in the 70s and accelerated in the 80s. Textiles were transferring overseas by the early 1980s because the US factories desperately needed modernization, but Congress wouldn’t approve low interest loans to keep them, and other countries offered very nice incentives to move.
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Factories have about a 40-50 year useful lifespan, and either need significant updating of their ventilation systems or to be replaced on about that schedule. This is critical in textiles, because of White Lung (pulmonary fibrosis caused by inhaling fibers). And Congress wasn’t willing to help.
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