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Pat Robinson's avatar

What gets me is that big business supports this. Having an uneducated work force was fine in the days of coal mines and old fashioned lumber mills but the vast majority of industries need qualified workers with at least some critical thinking skills at all levels (any one trying to read an owner's manual knows you need to have more than a 3rd grade education to figure them out). Long gone are the days of the shade tree mechanics, now farmers have to take their John Deere tractors to a qualified Johon Deere tractor repair person. Where does (even Telsa) expect to get these workers? How do they expect to stay competitive on the global stage when China is beating us by leaps and bounds in the area of education? I know trump has no clue but I've always thought many leaders of big business were smart (maybe immoral and greedy but smart). Aas the education level goes down so does the earning power and therefore the purchasing power which does not bode well for much of the economy. I don't think there are enough rich kids to fill the needs of big business.

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WJB Motown's avatar

Serial narcissist Orange Rapist once he has sucked his victim dry, now the USA, will have no problem seeing it destroyed and laid waist. His Orange cult serves only as narcissitic supply for the time being.

He is, as many have warned, the biggest threat to humanity since 1939-45.

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Sharon German's avatar

Republicans have been defunding public education for the last 50 or 60 years. It’s why Trump loves the uneducated, because he knows they can be controlled easily with fear and lies!

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Jaye's avatar

And they are poorly educated too. Some home school. I wonder how many of them are educated as teachers to teach their children at home. All this to avoid sending their children to public school.

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Pat Robinson's avatar

So true, and again, that worked well even 50 years ago but the work force and the globalization of business has changed so much. For the GOP power over anyone is better than no power, but for business, well low taxes on no profits because you have in inept work force isn't much of a consolation for supporting these elected officials.

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