Maybe you've written of the US too soon. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/29/business/worldbusiness/29compete.html The United States remains at the cutting edge of technology, the report said, citing its "pipeline of innovation second to none in the world." ...
You'll like this next part ....But a growing budget deficit and other macroeconomic concerns kept it out of the top spot, according to the report. On 9/29/05, Gruss Gott wrote: > > Dana wrote: > > those are all valid concerns, however, I don't think that an artificially > > low and dropping minimum wage is a solution to them. > > > > Correct, but I've previously listed my guess at the solution which is > basically educating each person that they are a business and that they > need to watch their labor market to know when to change, leave, or > invest. > > That may sound complicated, but most people intuitively understand > this - they just need a few more practical skills. If somebody is > smart enough to find a minimum wage job, they can find better; they > just need to know how. > > The US should set a goal of the most highly skilled workforce in the > world. Instead we've got the worst students, crappy energy > infrastructure, and no technology initiatives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=50 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:175506 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
