"You are actually quite ignorant concerning what is happening in this country. I have a BS with honors in Computer Science (Engineering based), with Physics and Math "areas". I graduated in 1972, so I've been in the industry for over 30 years. I have four eight-foot bookshelves crammed with books about my trade ... and I have read them all. Yet, it is difficult to find a decent job in the field now."
Actually I know A LOT about Computer Science...and having multiple degrees and lots of books is no guarantee you'll find a decent job. As you probably already know, the computer industry is changing, literally, every day. And if you are going to keep up, you have to change, too.
A good friend of mine is making a bundle these days...he has NO degrees, learned how to take apart and put a computer back together on his kitchen table, and now works out of his house. He is ALSO a classic geek, more of a hermit than anything, but is also making quite a good living for himself and his family.
Life is about adapting; you learn to be a survivor by adapting and offering something to the public that has yet to be offered, then making us believe we can't live without your invention. Buggys and buggy whips are no longer relevant; now we can't live without our cars.
Ah, the vaunted, Limbaugh dropout, home-based millionaire!
Has it really taken 137 posts for him to show up, or did I miss one?
This tired example is seriously out of place. In the original context, the obsolescence of the buggy made buggy whips unnecessary. In today's context, the cell phones, GPS devices, etc are still being created and manufactured. Electrical engineering and software are still relevant and required for the products. What we are eliminating are our own countrymen, who do indeed have the necessary up-to-date skills.
This is a greed issue, primary at the retail level. A woodworking router is manufactured in the US for $7.28; however it is sold for $100. That markup level is outrageous.