...and that's part of the reason why the perception needs to change.- No more excusing of deficits with the ideas that a demand larger than one's income drives growth. No more cheering of the services sector. No more cheering of corporate interests that lead to less domestic industry jobs.
A greater prestige of manufacturing jobs, less prestige for services jobs would eventually lead to different demand for education & training opportunities.

The attitude needs to change - that change can lead to a new course of a huge self-organizing crowd.