“I heard him last week make a statement that the reason the US has so high of long term unemployment is the workers simply do not have the proper skills and that education would fix that. “
I agree. He’s simply wrong. The first step is to stop treating employers like their parents. If they have a problem with someone, then they should be able to CAN HIM, without fearing a lawsuit. If they’re dumb enough to do that to good workers, they’ll be Chapter 7. The second step is to END laws that protect workers - first off, get rid of unions, then minimum wage. If a worker is underpaid, then he can LEAVE for greener pastures. The third step is to cut way, way, back on regulations.
As to education, I agree that helps, and needs to be broken up (and the best way is to follow the three steps above)...but education is the longer term solution...right now we need to clean up the mess we’re in now.
The third first step is to cut way, way, back on regulations.
And education today is a misnomer, it has been turned into brainwashing and propaganda. The first step in fixing that is to eliminate the entire U.S. Department of Education including their SWAT teams.