The issue was poorly framed in my post--apologies.
The issue should be: "what do we do with those individuals who are NOT capable of being an MD, a lawyer, an RN, (etc., etc.) but who are willing to do the hard and (sometimes) challenging work in a factory?"
Put them in some other country? Ignore them? Create Gummint jobs for them?
Most people who "work in a factory" actually learn a great deal about the production process--some begin in QC, others begin in maintenance, some start 'on the line.'
Over time, those with ambition and some talents progress within the factory environment--but the "training" they acquire in each position simply enhances their knowledge of the product(s) and the processes--making them more and more valuable to the employer.
In general terms, Wide's understanding of "factory work" is as myopic and stone-headed as Wide's understanding of the dictum that 'work is made for man, not man for work.'
And Raybbr: there is NO print operation in Ct. that compares with the print ops here in Wisconsin....
FFFFTTPPHHHHHHTTT!!!
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Maybe. But at least our company isn't run by a nut-job (Larry Quadracci).