----- Original Message -----
From: "William T Goodall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: Farming Re: Villain of the Week: Bolder Technology Corp
> on 13/2/01 10:25 PM, William T Goodall at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > on 13/2/01 5:34 PM, Joshua Bell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >> John's point is that there are many people that could and would take
that
> >> job, as opposed to jobs like structural engineer or lawyer, for which
there
> >> are not as many people which could fill the role.
> >>
> >> Here's another hypothesis based on observation:
> >>
> >> Salary for a particular occupation is indirectly proportional to the
number
> >> of people capable of performing that occupation at a basic level, and
> >> willing to take the job.
> >>
> >> Examples:
> >>
> >> Nursing - there are lots of people with the training.
> >>
> > Another severe shortage in the UK. We are hiring nurses from the
Philippines
> > and Australia.
>
> And soon to be in the US too:
>
[snip]
I work in a hospital in the US.
I know of nurses from the Phillipines, Chile, the Carribean, Africa, Mexico,
and Russia.
There are also several doctors from Russia and Mexico and the former Eastern
Bloc nations.
OTOH, I know of no medical professionals from Canada here. <G>
xponent
rob
