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Retraining
An article in today's NYT...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/ma...l?ref=magazine ....finally gives some concrete answers to the question of what manufacturing workers should be retraining for, if they're expecting to work in a growing sector of the economy: "Why do presidential candidates touting their concern for the economy pose with factory workers rather than with ballet troupes? After all, the U.S. now has more choreographers (16,340) than metal-casters (14,880), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. More people make their livings shuffling and dealing cards in casinos (82,960) than running lathes (65,840), and there are almost three times as many security guards (1,004,130) as machinists (385,690). Whereas 30 percent of Americans worked in manufacturing in 1950, fewer than 15 percent do now. The economy as politicians present it is a folkloric thing." So, the answer is clear: It's time to learn to dance or shuffle. Practice those pirouettes, and always deal from the top of the deck, ya'll. http://www.wikihow.com/Do-a-Pirouette -- Ed Huntress |
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