Is manufacturing dying, or just changing?

The conventional wisdom is that United States manufacturing is dead, and the country needs to look at new ways to create jobs and money. But, when you look at the numbers, nationally the manufacturing sector has grown for almost two years straight.

Do you see manufacturing dying, or just changing?

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How do you see manufacturing changing, or dying where you live? Do you see fewer manufacturing jobs, or just different ones?

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