Why Try To Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs?

Commentator Russell Roberts, a professor of economics at George Mason University, looks at the logic behind the evergreen campaign promise to "bring back manufacturing jobs." He says that while manufacturing jobs are disappearing, it is a sign of quality-of-life improvements in America. Select the headline or the audio icon to listen to the story. [Editor's note: You will need an audio player such as Windows Media Player or Real Player to listen to the streaming media, and you can find the right one for your computer at http://www.npr.org/audiohelp/audioplayers.html ]

Thanks to Stu Baker