Helping “working” people
I refute Lighthizer’s notion that “the only practical way to help working people [...] is to support the American manufacturing sector”.
Barriers to the middle class
I refute Lighthizer’s claim that “the barriers to entry into the American middle class have never been higher.”
Manufacturing as a ticket to the middle class
I provide evidence supporting Lighthizer’s claim that manufacturing is often the “most likely ticket to the middle class” for the high-school educated.