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Originally posted by TypeH
Could a possible shrinkage in the basic labor type jobs force people to get a "better education" and aim for higher end jobs? |
Not likely. If you don't have a job, how are you going to afford to go to school? Or what if you don't do well in school? Do you default to working in fast food to feed your family?
When thousands of people get dumped out of their jobs a factory at a time, it's hard for all of those people to enter colleges. They are usually looking to find another job so they can pay their bills.
The "better" jobs these people usually get are lateral moves from a line to a cubicle, assuming they are computer literate. Or worse they end up at Wal-Mart.