I spoke with a customer yesterday who told me starting pay for a licensed plumber in Chicago is $79K/year. One of his son's friends just got licensed at age 25, and will make over $110K this year with that straight job as well as side jobs. That's a bit better than manufacturing work, isn't it?
3% of Florida's economy is manufacturing based. They don't seem to miss manufacturing jobs judging by their economy.
As for the rest of your post, you're entitled to your opinion and the unique way in which you express it.
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