Much of the routine trade and investment between China and America is entirely appropriate and in America’s interest. But inserting the Chinese Communist Party into America’s pay-to-play system and its economic development strategy isn’t just crossing a line. It’s a leap into an abyss of stupidity.
This is one of many similar, regionalized articles published around the nation by Lee Enterprises. That’s nice to see — just the facts, and this is a good selection of key data. One chart I might quibble with the labor participation rate, which is how many of those able to work are actually working. A longer term view gives a broader picture on an important trend — declining participation rate for both IL and the nation since about 2000. See it here:https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LBSSA17#0 . That’s from the St. Louis Fed with has a terrific, easy to use database here:https://fred.stlouisfed.org, for you… Read more »