> It is vitally important to the economy and well-being of this state that we promote interest in high-demand health care jobs and funding for educational capacity to train South Carolinians to fill these jobs in our state.
Economics 101 -- pay more, more people will work in the field. Who wants to be a nurse? The hours stink, the wages are low (based on the educational requirements). I suggest this condition has been created because of WOMEN who are willing to invest highly (in their education) but accept rotten wages.
Pay $50/hour and the field will be flooded by highly educated, intelligent, hard working men. But that will happen when a certain place freezes over.