In fact don't they usually have apprentice programs that prepare them to be skilled labor for life?
Japanese companies try to keep their workers for life at least in Japan .
In the high tech industry Microsoft and Google both try to keep their employees long term for life if possible.
Its not some antiquated quaint notion. Its something that has been done and can be done again.
The REAL problem is America doesn't even manufacture anything anymore. We are becoming a nation of paper pushers. All we do is shuffle paper around and it looks like its not working out. We went from the biggest exporter to the biggest importer in what 30 yrs? We used to have countries owing us money , now we owe China and other countries god knows how much money.
Our biggest export now is air. Meaning the air in the empty shipping containers going back to China.
