[primeval patriot]

If companies need the workers so badly, they can start apprentice programs in-house (or in cooperation with companies in the same industry). I suspect that many of these companies want the people to just materialize without having to go thru the hassle of training them.

Yep. Too often we see industries lamenting the lack of skilled tradesmen yet they act as if having access to these workers is their God given right.

It's disturbing to see our modern captains of industry whine and cry over an unskilled labor pool.

The vast majority of public schools aren't suited to give them the employees they want. So who does that leave to offer the training?

They expect a skilled craftsman to pop up out of the ground like a mushroom just because they offer the position.

These crybabies are the same as a kid with a BS in Art History who think they've earned a $100k entry level position.

[PLMerite]

“It’s disturbing to see our modern captains of industry whine and cry over an unskilled labor pool.”

I know I’ve heard them complain that US schools are turning out people who are too dumb to even be trained to do skilled labor. I find that very believable.