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To: koan who wrote (8122)	2/4/2012 4:07:40 PM
From: sm1th	1 Recommendation Respond to of 85487

Science connects the dots. Try connecting these dots: There was unusually high global demand -> caused by the wartime destruction There was no global competition -> because of the wartime destruction The US had excess industrial capacity -> due to the wartime build up The result was 15-20 years of unprecedented and unrepeatable prosperity for America. For a brief period demand for labor was high and unions could bid wages above their intrinsic value. By the 60's Europe and Japan had rebuilt enough to begin to compete again. American manufacturers had to automate, offshore or die.