Eh. With the notable exception of Germany, most large developed economies are de-industrialising to some extent (and the UK, for instance, has done so to a much greater extent than the US), but even amongst rapidly de-industrialising countries the US's economic mobility story is not great, these days. As with most things, there is no single easy answer for why this is the case.
Eh. With the notable exception of Germany, most large developed economies are de-industrialising to some extent (and the UK, for instance, has done so to a much greater extent than the US), but even amongst rapidly de-industrialising countries the US's economic mobility story is not great, these days. As with most things, there is no single easy answer for why this is the case.