>there is tremendous demand for certain occupations The problem is that if you redirect all youth into these occupations, you will likely find yourself with mo

>there is tremendous demand for certain occupations The problem is that if you redirect all youth into these occupations, you will likely find yourself with more supply than demand. Software engineers are well-paid, well-treated, mobile, etc. because there are relatively few of them. This will not be the case when the default state of any 18-year-old is to become a software engineer.