I definitely agree with you that the bailouts are a huge problem, however, it's not like the alternatives presented for engineers in the article also don't get

I definitely agree with you that the bailouts are a huge problem, however, it's not like the alternatives presented for engineers in the article also don't get a sizable portion of their funding from the gov't. Given that schooling is heavily funded by the gov't it would only seem natural to follow the funding train. They're practically begging people to go to engineering school and become a financier the way they fund things.