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eppur_se_muova

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8. Trade jobs are more difficult to offshore. Tradesmen actually need to *be there* to get the work done.

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 10:45 AM

Dec 8

Last edited Mon Dec 9, 2024, 12:51 PM - Edit history (1)

Any degreed job that can be offshored is unlikely to repay the cost of getting that degree. People have figured that out, and have placed their career bets on the safer option.

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We live in an age where a few sharp digital skills can grow a 6-figure career bucolic_frolic Dec 8 #1

Extortion? Its the cost... not how to pay for it getagrip_already Dec 8 #2

Just because colleges aren't getting as many students Farmer-Rick Dec 8 #3

Actually much of our secondary educational system is top notch getagrip_already Dec 8 #6

Yes, US colleges today are very good Farmer-Rick Dec 8 #12

Trade jobs are more difficult to offshore. Tradesmen actually need to *be there* to get the work done. eppur_se_muova Dec 8 #8

Good point Farmer-Rick Dec 8 #13

I completely disagree infullview Dec 8 #4

Community college is far cheaper. Also military service provides some funding. RandomNumbers Dec 8 #7

And just why, exactly, can't it be both ? eppur_se_muova Dec 8 #9

I don't know why states aren't keeping up with higher education funding needs MichMan Dec 8 #14

People cannot afford PhD programs and professional schools. Irish_Dem Dec 8 #5

People are going to have to make smarter choices about where they are going and what they are taking MichMan Dec 8 #10

We can't afford it anymore onecaliberal Dec 8 #11

God, a lot of you sound like republicans... infullview Dec 8 #15

Agreed MichMan Dec 8 #16

Which only points out that our land grant universities infullview Dec 9 #17