Posted on 07/14/2005 7:00:15 PM PDT by bayourod
Hopefully when the reconstituted Supreme Courts revisits Roe v Wade they will look at the economic comsequences of their decision.
And you gotta love our schools.
Local community colleges offer certificates in welding and the pay is decent around here for certified weldors.
Can't do it though unless you are literate to begin with.
Well, if we'd hurry up and finish exporting our manufacturing sector overseas we won't need to worry about this..
You mean hanging out on the corner swilling 40s and smokin' 8-balls doesn't prepare you for technical school to become a welder?
Well, imagine that!
Tell them THAT? HA.
The problem with American work (executive issues aside) is the huge divide between having a bachelor's and a PhD. The 4-year degree used to be worth something, but now it's a minimum requirement that only allows you to work LIKE a robot, not "with" them. Even a masters leaves you screwed- you're overqualified for most things, but underqualified for the best jobs.
The best thing one can do is either get a PhD or simply forget the whole scam called "education" and start your own business straight out of high school, of course being prepared for many failures along the way.
Call me a cynic, but I smell a ruse to import more cheap workers.
But they told us that we didn't have manufacturing jobs in America anymore. Didn't they tell us that?
Bravo Sierra. The problem is these jobs will eventually sent over seas. This is a ruse for companies to send jobs out of the country. Give them an inch and they will take a mile.
I myself am highly educated and cannot find ANY employment in manufacturing (over qualified) or IT (no jobs here).
The problem with education today ... if you don't move on to college out of HS you're considered a failure. So what do we get a bunch of early twenty types working in restaurants telling anyone who will listen that they have a degree in some liberal arts field that's essentially useless. Meanwhile the shunned community colleges and trade schools are graduating young people who can actually put their new skills to work and earn a respectable salary ... oftentimes much more than some liberal arts type will ever earn.
well, the thread was posted by bayourod, the illegal alien's friend (TM)
GASP!!! Wages might have to rise on their own!!!
On a totally different note...does anyone know if Posner has ever written an opinion analyzing the economics of Roe v. Wade?
No. The problem is that the wrong people are having abortions.
Smart people reproduce responsibly and the morons reproduce like rabbits.
Or to give illegal immigrants "guest worker" visas so they can be hired for these jobs.
Even the engineers and computer folk I know are doing only "average" at best, while landscapers are making practically double.
Have we forgotten the collective-bargained unionized worker? Many bureaucrats quit their posts because they didn't want dues AND taxes taken out of their checks. The trade schools here see more grads buying equipment vans and hanging a 'shingle' on it so they aren't part of a union. Could these same jobs that aren't being filled union jobs? Unions losing revenue? Dems losing contributions? They did mention Wisconsin did they not?
No kidding. Sixty percent of the workers in my plant are on the shady side of fifty. Hiring young people is difficult, especially as we are a union plant, young people don't like unions. At least those with any drive don't like unions and the others don't bother to show up on time. So we hire older guys. They might not be fast but they will be there. But that pool is not that deep and is drying up very quickly. And my industry is no different then the others around me.
Do you have a training program? I've found that most companies that complain about a lack of skilled workers do not have a training program. They just expect fully trained workers to show up on their doorstep.
Those companies ought to move to Oregon ... all kinds of trained CNC machinists jobs offering(s) at $8.00 PER HOUR and getting plenty of takers!
Don't send your kid to college.
Send them to a tech or trade school instead.
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