Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than...
by gruez on Sunday March 20, 2022 @07:40PM
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>if the labor pipeline dries up (which is a very real thing as immigration has decreased in North America/the US) then no one will be doing that job.
>i suspect the amount of money that farms would need to pay workers to fix these shortages would drive all producers into bankruptcy
I definitely think it's the latter rather than the former. Producers being driven to bankruptcy is an issue, but that seems like it's something that's going to happen regardless if we made "non-STEM work to be a viable option". At the end of the day, if it's a shitty job, then you'll have to pay more to get people to show up.
>i suspect the amount of money that farms would need to pay workers to fix these shortages would drive all producers into bankruptcy
I definitely think it's the latter rather than the former. Producers being driven to bankruptcy is an issue, but that seems like it's something that's going to happen regardless if we made "non-STEM work to be a viable option". At the end of the day, if it's a shitty job, then you'll have to pay more to get people to show up.