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I feel like you are missing the point about Germany a bit. Vocational and apprenticeships are still a thing there.
by the-dude 6y ago
I feel like you are missing the point about Germany a bit.
Vocational and apprenticeships are still a thing there.
- philwelch 6y agoI’m not missing the point. That is the point. The US wasn’t undercut by countries with cheaper labor; we just stopped caring about making things because our business, educational, political, and social culture all devalue it.
- jsjohnst 6y ago> Vocational and apprenticeships are still a thing there. Exactly. But it’s the “American dream” to send their kids to college, even if that’s the completely inappropriate thing to do for that child’s future prospects.