Nice try. The author tries to give the credit to unions. The author forgets to note that the steel industry was in a 100-year long boom in the United States. We were making the majority of steel used in the world.
He also uses the year 1965. Just a few years later in the 1970's the steel industry in this country started to take a huge dive. Why? They priced themselves out of the market. Steel was cheaper everywhere else.
One look at this graph tells a grim story. Imagine if it went back to the 1900's instead of just 1980.
Can you imagine what the air quality, or lack of was like back then?
Now, just multiply the loss of the steel industry with all of the others that we've lost over the years, like the auto industry. It's easy to see where the jobs went. The rest of the world simply caught up.
He also uses the year 1965. Just a few years later in the 1970's the steel industry in this country started to take a huge dive. Why? They priced themselves out of the market. Steel was cheaper everywhere else.
One look at this graph tells a grim story. Imagine if it went back to the 1900's instead of just 1980.
http://www.marketsize.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Ir...
Can you imagine what the air quality, or lack of was like back then?
Now, just multiply the loss of the steel industry with all of the others that we've lost over the years, like the auto industry. It's easy to see where the jobs went. The rest of the world simply caught up.