My point isn't that any of the RAND prescriptions are necessarily or specifically desirable. It's that the system, as it currently works, is not attractive to p

My point isn't that any of the RAND prescriptions are necessarily or specifically desirable. It's that the system, as it currently works, is not attractive to people who have a choice. Universities will need to innovate to make these degree paths attractive to people with choice. Employers will need to innovate to make this career path attractive to people with choice. Exactly how they do this is not up to me. And it may turn out that they can't or won't. There's a reason you can't find a high quality used Mercedes with under 10k miles for $2,000. The market has answered your question. No need for the government to ask again on your behalf. Similarly, I don't think we should have the government "solve" the problem by creating a worker population that is denied this choice by force of law. I support immigration, but not immigration where universities and employers get to decide what the person is allowed to study and what kind of jobs the person is allowed to work.