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WHAT A NEW PRESIDENT WILL INHERIT – AT 10:46 A.M. ET:  There is unhappiness in America, and for good reason.  From CNS: 

(CNSNews.com) - The United States lost 9,000 manufacturing jobs in October while gaining 19,000 jobs in government, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Government employment grew from 22,216,000 in September to 22,235,000 in October, according to BLS, while manufacturing jobs dropped from 12,267,000 to 12,258,000.

The 22,235,000 employed by government in the United States now outnumber the 12,258,000 employed in manufacturing by 9,977,000.

Over the past year—from October 2015 to October 2016—manufacturing employment fell by 53,000, declining from 12,311,000 to 12,258,000. During the same period, government employment climbed 208,000, rising from 22,027,000 to 22,235,000.

COMMENT:  I don't think the major news organizations have noticed how good jobs, outside government, have disappeared in this country.  And I don't think they care.  Those workers aren't their people.  But when you think about the kind of large-scale manufacturing this country once had, the current situation looks pathetic, and dangerous. 

That was a big part of Trump's message.  He hasn't been the best messenger, but the underlying issues won't go away.

November 8, 2016