So is there any reason we can't just train people that want to go into trades without starting a global trade war? - ThreadSky

kellyscaletta.bsky.social • 1 day ago

So is there any reason we can't just train people that want to go into trades without starting a global trade war?

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Because some people believe the only thing the federal government should do is maintain a military and make sure wealthy people remain wealthy.

bhamblues.bsky.social•1 day ago

Of course! If we spend the money on training, the billionaires won't get their tax cuts.

ferrodiabloc5.bsky.social•1 day ago

Only if you can train corporate industry leaders to take pay cuts & put employee benefits on equal priority levels as their profiteering goals

tillsley.bsky.social•1 day ago

You’re welcome to look at the TAFE system in Australia, but you’d have to pay a tariff to import it.

lisamarianyc.cloud•1 day ago

Invest in our own workforce? Shut your mouth. How will that make them richer??? #MakeThisMakeSense.

darkest-timeline.bsky.social•1 day ago

We could try financial incentives to use tradespeople we already have. Oh right. Biden did that and Trump is cancelling the grants.

kimballmuskburner.bsky.social•1 day ago

We're doing this so the mechanics and HVAC technicians can install tiny screws in iPhones.
-Howard Nutlick

morpheus55.bsky.social•1 day ago

How to pay for the learning curve is the issue. Most can't afford to 'Intern' for free for a year while learning a skill

yeahmybad.bsky.social•1 day ago

Student loans for those who want to go to a trade school. And you only have to pay on the interest until...

(1) Must complete that school in some reasonable period of time

(2) then work in that field for 2 years.

If you do this, the loans are forgiven. If you don't, you have to repay that loan.

okeefe34.bsky.social•1 day ago

GOP: antiunion. Unions train carpenters, painters, electricians, etc. Community college isn't free for HVAC training. CC also train fire fighters before they qualify for academies/training. GOP prefer none of these exist. Don't support public education. They mentioned hs would be enough. Idiots!

robinseattle.bsky.social•1 day ago

That does seem more affordable. However, it doesn't require the whole world bend the knee to Dear Leader.

defund-and-abolish.bsky.social•1 day ago

Not with Trump and the Republicans.

vickyk523.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s not about trade, it’s about Trump not understanding the global economy. And, him wanting to bully other countries into submission.
It’s going to backfire spectacularly

mainly-me.bsky.social•1 day ago

I thought Kamala talked about this during the campaign.

thedevilkitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

Because then they'd be paid a decent wage, trades WERE both in demand and decently paid. Tho, it really looks like the idiots used AI to come up with this whole plan, so there's definitely a lot of stupid involved.

chefjosh.bsky.social•1 day ago

We could but it would take admitting some kids aren't meant for a standard education and diverting them into early apprenticeships.

dogsagainstdoge.bsky.social•1 day ago

some sort of system of labor, in which people work in union together and train on the job; like an "apprentice"

maximumeffort433.bsky.social•1 day ago

Job training sounds a lot like education. What are you, an elitist?

wildstarryskies.bsky.social•1 day ago

Trade? They want us on factory lines doing one thing over and over again until we die.

thedevilkitty.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh, they want to completely staff factories with robots! So I imagine they want us to be doing all the nasty, grubby work only humans can do, at rock bottom wages. Cleaning toilets and such.

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