@TerriLouF@RCPolitics “TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT: Well, you know, we've had a free rider problem with Canada for a long time. And Prime Minister Carney, after getting a little bit of a verbal beatdown from myself, Secretary Hegseth said, well, you know, you've got to stop throwing shade and …”
@NickMinock@FarmingVirgina Do they use electricity? Where that electricity came from? It doesn’t use power lines? So the power lines can go through others property but not theirs?
And, less illegal aliens undercutting our skilled labor force.
You want to move the needle on skilled labor training, you have to get youth into that career track early, and not “shop class” where you build a bird house. I’m talking about significant vocational training prior to high school graduation. For example, take a look at Massachusetts’ career vocational technical education (often called CVTE or CTE) system as a model. The system features dedicated regional vocational-technical high schools and agricultural high schools that offer comprehensive, traditional high school academics along with CTE programs. So, not only do students receive a standard high school diploma, but they are also far along in, if not complete with, the necessary CTE academics and on-the-job training required for state licensing in various trades. Finally, there are also a lot of other benefits to this style of vocational training, including higher high school graduation rates than traditional high schools.