Via Billy
Nearly 7 million men, between the ages of 25 and 54, are neither employed nor looking for work.
To Trump supporters, Hillary or Kasich in 2016? Only if you hate your son!
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Men supporting Donald Trump have reason to be mad as hell. The
economy has turned against them, and policies advocated by Democrats and
tolerated by mainstream Republicans make their circumstances worse.
Trump does best with voters having less education, and the shift away
from manufacturing toward service activities decidedly disadvantages
them.
At the turn of the century, factories employed more workers than education and health care combined
or
professional and business services. Nowadays the latter two groups of
industries both employ millions more Americans than those making things.
While many positions in education, health care and professional and
business services pay well, those often require a college or advanced
degree or expensive specialized training beyond high school, and
nowadays girls do better in school than boys. And while the grimy
environment of many factories was appealing to men, a lot of jobs in the
aforementioned sectors are as attractive or even more appealing to
women.