Don't know that the economy needs so many engineers. The economy doesn't reward some branches of engineering very well as it is.
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Last edited by DanS; April 21, 2007, 14:30.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
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We do. That's where the innovation comes from and having more qualified engineers means more innovation which leads to economic success.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.
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You're looking at it way too simplistically. F.e., the economy has been shedding aeronautical and astronautical engineering jobs for decades. Train more aeronautical and astronautical engineers and you'll just have a lot more unemployed aeronautical and astronautical engineers. Further, the effectiveness of an engineer has been raised substantially in most engineering fields.Last edited by DanS; April 21, 2007, 15:29.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
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Now now Dan, don't tell me you're falling for the fixed-amount-of-work fallacy as well?DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.
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Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Isn't the (admittedly sometimes counterintuitive) trend that when a certain type of labor is made more effective, you want more of it, not less?I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
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Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
Now now Dan, don't tell me you're falling for the fixed-amount-of-work fallacy as well?Last edited by DanS; April 21, 2007, 17:12.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
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OTOH a greater supply of engineers should push down the costs of engineering, which in turn would have beneficial effect on innovation.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.
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Google's stock has jumped up to $700 on the rumor that google intends to break into the mobile phone market. Maintaining a mobile phone network requires a lot more manpower and infastructure then running a search engine.
I'm not sure it is reasonable to expect profit growth high enough to justify a $700 share price.
Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.
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