Workforce Development / myLot

United States

February 12, 2013 10:12am CST

http://www.thewheelerreport.com/wheeler_docs/files/0210walker.pdf This is an actual report (taken from a report of a state in the U.S.): "...a near $100 million investment of new state funds, with a total investment of $132 million, in workforce development aimed at equipping workers with the skills they need to find jobs in the modern workforce..." What do you think? Should this be a top priority of government these days?

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dragon54u

@dragon54u (31634)

• United States

12 Feb 13

Nope. Let the people work out their own skills and how the acquire them. My mom worked her way through college, so did my brother. They sacrificed and worked hard and got the education they wanted. My brother could not afford the time or money to attend college physically so took a lot of online classes and accelerated learning. He has a master's in mechanical engineering and an MBA. What's wrong with the people taking responsibility for acquiring their own skills? It's no business of the government.

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@flowerchilde (12529)

• United States

15 Feb 13

Yep we're just making everyone helpless. Can't do anything with government 'support' and 'help' which is usually lacking in help anyway!

@peavey (16936)

• United States

12 Feb 13

Why would it be the government's responsibility to educate people? I thought we had schools for that. It seems like anything that interferes with individual responsibility is fair play for the government any more.

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@flowerchilde (12529)

• United States

15 Feb 13

...from cradle to grave 'help' and 'support', government seems to want complete dependence / power.

peavey

@peavey (16936)

• United States

15 Feb 13

Exactly.