re: #71 EPR-radar

Actually, the “shortage of scientists and engineers” is somewhat mythical —- the powers that be are simply interested in lowering the prevailing wages in these professions.

Agreed.

On a similar note, there was a recent 60 Minutes piece about the “skills shortage crisis” in manufacturing. Executives and HR people were shown to be in a tizzy about it, co-operating with community colleges in an effort to make sure there are programs created to train be on their very specific equipment, etc. Well, at the end of the story the candidates who made it through these programs were rewarded with $12 per hour jobs!