What is a major factor in the decline of some occupations, such as those in the textiles and clothing industries?

shifting consumer tastes
overseas labor costs
changing technologies
aging populations

The major factor in the decline of some occupations, such as those in the textiles and clothing industries, is changing technologies.

As technology advances, the need for unskilled laborers has decreased. Within the textile industry, the need for laborers has decreased due to microelectronic technology and the automation of the industrial process. Instead of operators and unskilled laborers, more technical and management staff is required to produce textiles using the microelectronic technology.

3rd person, because the narrator is out of the story but explains the feeling of the main character

no,

explanation:

because they are likely to use their corrupted thought process to get what they want. not what is better for the another reason they shouldn't is since they abused their rights as a us citizen they should have certain rights stripped away from them as punishment, such as the right to vote. due to the lack of proper behavior exemplified   from their actions , it would be hard for people to trust them because of their criminal record.   either directly (in the case of a referendum or ballot initiative) or indirectly (by choosing lawmakers and law enforcers). in fact, we do have certain minimum, objective standards of responsibility and commitment to our laws that we require people to meet before they are given a role in the solemn enterprise of self-government. people who have committed serious crimes against their fellow citizens don’t meet those standards. and those crimes can include such “non-violent felonies” as, say, treason and espionage, or voter fraud and public corruption, white-collar crime and felonies merely “concerning drugs” — like trafficking in fentanyl-laced heroin and selling it to minors, for example. if you’re not willing to follow the law, then you should not have a role in making the law for everyone else.