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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Got to disagree profoundly here, the lesson we should learn is from Germany, half the kids that are at uni right now would be better off learning how to auto cad and tig weld, the money is not in science or math, it is in exploiting science or math and that requires trades and a manufacturing base.
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We're not going to out-German the Germans in any reasonable amount of time. "Canadian-made" isn't exactly a byword for quality. On the other end, we aren't going to out-cheap the Chinese, either. So I'd say investing in manufacturing and trades is at least 40 years too late.
The biggest companies in the world are in computers, oil, and autos. The biggest growing of those, who mostly weren't even around 40 years ago, are in computers and related high-tech industries. That is where the opportunities for economic expansion are both highest and easiest to find.