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"Or" would be better than "yes".

We really need to taker a closer look at what Germany's doing with their education system.  We have pretty much outsourced much of our manufacturing and turned into a service society which consists of much lower paying jobs.  In contrast, Germany retained a robust manufacturing and is very developed.[/quote]
We would also have to look at the labor system in Germany (including the fact that unions are significant shareholders in public companies).  That's a non-starter in a country that thinks unions are the cause of job losses.[/quote]

You want to use Germany as the example?  Fine.  Do you know that in Germany kids take an exam at ten years old (not tenth grade) that determines their future?  Is that really what you want?  DS is a successful college grad.  Plenty smart.  Would have bombed out on such a test because the only thing he cared about at that age was sports and video games.   I know plenty of kids who qualified for GT who have awful jobs.  Yet, they would have been on the fast track.

I Germany, you have three tracks: top (university), middle (commercial), labor (can be skilled).  This is decided at ten.[/quote]

+1 I agree. I am German and went through the system. Kids from affluent homes are stressed out to their eyeballs age 10. Others rely greatly on luck and maturity. You can change track but it is a very exhausting process. It's a cast system. Anyhow, I am glad my children are not subjected to that nonsense.[/quote]

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