Re: Iowa Needs High-Skilled Manufacturing Talent - Good Luck

c186282 wrote:
> https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/manufacturing-job-drought-us-economy/ 
> 
> 
> The president of Iowa Spring Manufacturing says the drought
> in manufacturing jobs, not just in his state but across the
> nation, is a reflection of challenges facing the entire U.S.
> economy.
> 
> “If you look at housing inflation, the everyday cost of goods
> that Iowa workers are facing right now … all going up,” Tim
> Bianco said during a Tuesday appearance on “The Hill.” “I
> think manufacturing is a reflection of that or a mirroring
> of that.”

> “I think if you were to ask the average Iowan workers, they
> feel gas prices every day,” Bianco added. “But they understand
> short-term and long-term differences. They recognize that
> for long-term gains, we might have some short-term pains.”
> 
>    Sorry, colleges told American youth that Underwater Sumerian
>    Basket-Weaving was a sure-fire career choice.

    You're thinking of trade/vocational/technical schools. A
    common misconception that low info low education magats
    have.

>    If Iowa wants actuall talent it will have to shop somewhere
>    else in the world.
> 
>    Sorry, but that's how it is.

    But the PresiFELON said manufacturing and jobs are
    roaring back!

>    And we're only just seeing the tip of the proverbial
>    iceberg when it comes to 'AI' obliterating large swaths
>    of traditional careers.

    And the PresiFELON does nothing about it.