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what we really need is... Posted by James [Email] (more from James) on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:28:28

In Reply to: Re: Disagreement on the value of science/math education, Bill Homer

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... greater innovation + support of innovation. Education is important, but we need industries to accept those well educated potential employees. Our economy over the past 20 or so years has been artificially inflated by outsourcing work to places with cheaper labor rates. First to go are manufacturing jobs, but eventually the engineering jobs follow.

Fine. Maybe we don't want to make running shoes, or consumer electronics domestically. That is what outsourcing says: we don't want to make it, lets pay someone else to do it. So we have to replace that with something. So maybe we need to be at the cutting edge of some other (highly profitable) fields (medical technology etc). Service industries alone won't cut it. Unfortunately, many of the most high tech industries are also outsourcing manufacturing (and now everything) to China (I previously worked at one of the larger optical networking companies in the world + outsourced products to China). A lot of it comes down to attitudes: we're all after short term greed rather than long term stability. That needs to change a little bit + a focus on innovation to stay ahead (we're already starting to fall behind)...

James...

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Posts in this Thread:

How/Where to bail if it all goes down, No Snaab, Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:37:02
- Re: How/Where to bail if it all goes down, dr fall, Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:45:36
- You can run but you cannot hide. This is widely known., Noel, Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:56:07
- 20 acres and a Mule....., MI-Roger , Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:40:36
- Re: How/Where to bail if it all goes down, 79-99, Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00:44
- Swim out beyond the breakers...Watch the world die, Silly Question, Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:03:54
- Re: How/Where to bail if it all goes down, SWEDECAR , Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:35:26
- Re: How/Where to bail if it all goes down, swede-murphy , Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:47:39
- Re: How/Where to bail if it all goes down, KevinM, Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:32:39
- If it REALLY hit the fan>>>, Robert, Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:21:46
- Re: How/Where to bail if it all goes down, rob 96 aero, Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:12:56
  - How about some optimism...., Mark from Toronto, Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:32:45
  - Re: How/Where to bail if it all goes down, yaofeng, Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:54:11
    - Disagreement on the value of science/math education, Bill Homer , Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:24:05
      - Re: Disagreement on the value of science/math education, yaofeng, Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:06:26
        Re: Disagreement on the value of science/math education, Bill Homer , Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:39:29
        what we really need is..., James, Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:28:28 <-- Viewing This Message
        Re: what we really need is..., yaofeng, Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:19:24
        one caveat ..., James, Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:59:17
        OK, so if you keep innovating, you'll always have, Noel, Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:53:59
        change the rules, fraero95, Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:07:01
        Re: change the rules, Paul B., Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:06:52
- Can never go wrong with a Cabin in the woods!, NOSREDNA, Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:11:18
  - Re: Can never go wrong with a Cabin in the woods!, George Kuhn, Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:29:43

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