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The fantasy vs. reality of Trump's "smokestack nostalgia"

The fantasy vs. reality of Trump's "smokestack nostalgia"

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The Trump administration wants their recent tariffs to function as
incentives for Americans to produce more of our own goods in our
own factories. And one poll shows that 80% of us say the country
would be better off if more Americans worked in manufacturing. But
why do people on both sides of the aisle want these jobs back so
much? What have we lost culturally with the loss of factory jobs
that we want to bring back? And ultimately - how does the fantasy
of bringing more factory jobs back stack up against the reality of
how American manufacturing works today? Brittany is joined by Vox
senior correspondent Dylan Matthews and Montclair State University
associate professor Jeffrey Gonzalez to find out.

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