> Sure, I get the "romance about the past" notion, but it will never, ever be a decent job again.

That is a political thing. Pay the masses more money and they can afford domestically made products again.

It's not that difficult. Henry Ford figured that one out a century ago - when people had ample money, they could afford to consume. But when all money a company makes has to go to the stock markets because numbers must go up, there is no money left to redistribute to workers.