• fearout
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    11 year ago

    One of the problems is the workforce itself. You need people to work in those plants, and for every German specialist in chip manufacturing, for example, you have hundreds of Chinese ones. It’s a long process of education and incentives, and even then you’ll get your stuff at a higher price, since the wages are higher.

    Good idea in general, not easy or quick to implement.

    • @afraid_of_zombies
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      21 year ago

      Well first off as it is the EU you can raid Holland, but whatever.

      You are right in general. However people can be moved and taught. It is a very fixable problem.

    • bluGill
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      11 year ago

      We went from only the idea of a nuclear bomb to using them in war in three years. We went to the moon in less than 10 years. With similar investments we can develop the needed people in a few years.

      If we should is a good question: opportunity costs needs to be considered. The people who learn one job won’t have time to learn something else that is likely also useful.