I have to agree with him. I am shocked. However, knowing where the man comes from as a hard core leftist, I can’t help being uncomfortable. I suspect that ultimately he would prefer that elitists such as himself be in control of who gets into college and who is assigned to trade schools. Eliminate freedom of choice in higher education.
-— However, knowing where the man comes from as a hard core leftist, I can’t help being uncomfortable. -—
Rather than saying that white collar jobs shouldn’t be reserved to the college educated (see Jobs, Gates, Dell), Reich seeks to herd the proletariat into technician jobs. There’s nothing wrong with technical jobs, and it’s good general advice. What probably rankles you is the liberal tendency to want to control the lives of others —in this case, the “workforce.”
How about we stop subsidizing colleges with tax dollars coming from the hard-working mechanic down the street, and let the chips fall where they may?