incentivizing people to learn skills the market doesn't actually want, what could go wrong? http://qz.com/811525/sweden-gives-its-fixer-citizens-tax-breaks-for-repairing-not-replacing-whats-broken/ …
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Replying to @amelapay
and isn't it a little patronizing to ask immigrants to acquire already-antiquated, unwanted skills? can't they get other skills instead?
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Replying to @amelapay
I think immigrants can learn to repair sewing machines. I doubt most can learn to code multi-threaded embedded devices.
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Replying to @MorlockP
there's got to be something more accessible. I know it's a big joke at this point, but fast food kiosks will need repairs
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Replying to @amelapay
the big problem here is that we're already wondering "can first world English speakers compete w machines?", then add 3rd worlders
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I suggest that 99% of recent immigrants from Mid E w equiv of 5th grade educations can never contribute to Swedish, etc. economies
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If non-college-educated whites can contribute, immigrants can contribute and vice versa.
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citation needed
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