> I think at this point we're talking past each other. Of course we
> shouldn't be buying buggy whips (unless you're into that sort of thing).
> Perhaps the relevant issue is: What do we do with skilled workers (human
> beings) who we've displaced because we now buy cheap-ass widgets from
> somewhere else? It would be a shame to simply waste this productivity.
> Rather than kicking them to the curb because life isn't fair, we should
> help them re-tool as soon as possible so that they can keep making you
> money. For example, thanks to gummint backed student loans, I was able
> to get a decent education (twice) and, though hard study, get out of my
> previous mind-numbing "job", and be a productive contributor to the
> local economy. (Well...usually productive...I should be working on a
> SQL server right now.)
>
I agree that displaced workers should learn new skills, the question
ends up being at who's cost... Let private enterprise deal with that,
get the government involved and it will only further screw it all up.
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