NPR interview with a union official from (IIRC) Kentucky: He said one of
their biggest problems is a severe shortage of workers with basic reading
and math skills. Toss that around in your head and if you believe (as I do)
that parents are at least 50% of a kids educational success, you might start
wondering about whether kibbutzes could be a good idea. Maybe some kids
would be exposed to parents to give a damn, instead of the ones they've got
now.
As usual, Herring has it wrong. While Japanese companies have embraced
technology and modernization, and train their workers for new jobs, US
auto companies have long been more interested in trying to pump up
short term results, and they don't automate at nearly the same rate as
the overseas companies.
Whatever is wrong with US automakers is a result of bad management.
Did my comment about robotics go right over your head, Harry? Do you think
management has fought robotics on our assembly lines?
--
John H
"It's *not* a baby kicking, beautiful bride, it's only a fetus!"
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