For someone who has made a career in manufacturing, I find Bush speeches on the economy especially hard to listen to.
My opinion:
An empire benefits from it's conquered lands by exploiting it's resources - usually in the form of labor and durable goods. It does this until it becomes dependent on those resources and signals the end of that empire.
Mike
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Job statistics for the State of New York (coincidentally called "The Empire State")
| Industries With Job Gains: | ||||
| Educational & Health Services | | + | 27,900 | |
| Financial Activities | | + | 18,200 | |
| Professional & Business Services | | + | 15,100 | |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities | | + | 14,200 | |
| Construction | | + | 6,400 | |
| Leisure & Hospitality | | + | 6,000 | |
| Other Services | | + | 4,300 | |
| Information | | + | 2,600 | |
| Government | | + | 1,700 | |
| Natural Resources & Mining | | + | 400 | |
| | | | | |
| Industries With Job Losses: | ||||
| Manufacturing | | - | 16,700 | |
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