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>>>Educated people are the wealth of a country, and the best investment a country can make. Obviously, the general public opinion here thinks otherwise.
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>>Indeed. But it looks as if one can overdo it too <s>. We're churning doctors, engineers, scientist out overhere like there's no tomorrow...but just try to find a half decent plumber...Last i heard we're importing those now from Poland. <lol>
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>I will be advising my grand-children to become plumbers, air-conditioning repair people, carpenters, etc. A good tradesman is always going to be find a job. It's going to be a long time (I hope) before all those jobs are out-sourced to India, China, etc.
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>The only other job type safe from out-sourcing is very senior management. Considering the salaries and bonuses they get they should be the first to go. There HAVE to be people who could do the job 1/3 as well for 1/10 the compensation.

A year or 2 ago it was revealed in the UK that plumbers, perhaps unsurprisingly, were earning far more money than graduates in their traditional roles. Consequently there was a great "goldrush" of graduates, et al, training to be plumbers. Recently it was revealed that the plumbing trade is now totally over-subscribed.

It may seem a good earner but the prospect of spending one's time on the knees, under someone's kitchen sink, with the body contorted, while reaching up and straining to release a seized nut is not how I'd like to spend my last couple of decades to retirement.