Comments by "alex smith" (@alexsmith-ob3lu) on "CNA Insider" channel.

@sanmcarl7336 China government calls itself "communist", but their economy is more of a balance between socialism and capitalism.
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You are very correct! Meanwhile, there are employers and smaller businesses that are eager and desperate to hire apprentices or technicians or mechanics to get such badly needed work done. And despite the growing jobs, wages and opportunities in many other fields of study; too many people are arrogant and just go around assuming this or that.
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@roseze5830 Most people do not understand economies of scale and creativity. Only 20% of people graduating from university are needed for STEM or business management jobs. The other 80% of people should've never went to university and should've gone to community college or some sort of vocational training program instead. Introducing women into the workforce only adds more stress and pressure. So, as a young man, why would you do a business admin degree when a woman can get the same degree and is willing to work for a lower salary?
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@hockheekwek8431 Many of those young graduates were told all their early lives that working manual labor or blue collar or construction trades is disgraceful and retarded. It's not just overcoming an economic barrier to entry, but also improving your psychology.
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Yes and no. America had a mismatch of skill sets starting in the 1970s because since the 1950s, it has been a “every able bodied person to university.” America has lost its expertise in many things like pneumatic HVAC control systems, facility maintenance and high trained glassmakers for scientific apparatus. And most Americans don’t even realize it.
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@xiphoid2011 2008 US economic recession is nothing compared to the economic decline and labor mismatch experienced in America during the mid 1970s, early 1980s, and mid 1990s. We had the vast financial wealth to "manage through" those decades, but now we do not and many are paying the price. By the 1970s, America already had a skilled labor shortage in many critical fields, such as pneumatic HVAC controls. These pressing labor shortages were never seriously addressed until recent years because that is how awful things have become. And the so called "high wages" in some skilled or blue collar jobs is mostly due to continued skills mismatch. ** That side story aside, my point is, China is facing a similar societal decline as America. And yes, I've seen labor reports of how industrial mechanics in China now earn more money than someone with a mechanical engineering degree from a top tier university.
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I just finished watching all three parts of this documentary series. Kind of crazy how delusional some of these Chinese migrants are. I think they're better off staying in China than coming into the USA. America is not what it used to be and entire parts of the USA are collapsing or economic dead zones.
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Why are there illegal Chinese migrants entering the USA? China is not an active war zone, the country is stable, and hundreds of millions have been lifted out of poverty. I speculate that these are all older individuals with no valuable skillsets or post-secondary education; coming to America to take advantage of the generous social welfare systems.
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China is in the same position as America was in the mid 1970s. After WW2, every American in the baby boomer generation was told to go to University (state college) and to acquire a any university degree, no matter how worthless it was. The fact that every able bodied American is going to university, means there were less and less people who were willing to do an apprenticeship or some sort of “old fashioned” vocational training at a community college. Before WW2, it was common for Americans to do an apprenticeship and then work as a journeyman/Master/designer/foreman after completing their apprenticeship. Wages in the skilled trades/technician/mechanic/designer were good, even during times of economic meltdown. After WW2, less Americans had the patience to do an apprenticeship, despite so many job openings and wages going up for skilled trades, such as glass making. Glass is something that is not easy to work with and takes a lot of patience to master. Universities and manufacturing plants all over 1950s America had a big demand for glass makers who could fabricate specialized scientific apparatus, but nobody was willing to do it, despite rising pay and many apprentice position openings! America had to import skilled glassmakers from Germany, where apprenticeships were still the norm back then for Germans. Same thing can be said about present day America. We used to use pneumatics for HVAC control systems on large buildings/facilities. Pneumatics is far cheaper and more reliable than computer/electronic based HVAC controls. By the early 1980s, America was losing its expertise in pneumatic HVAC engineering/technician skill sets because nobody wanted to do an apprenticeship or “engineering training” at a community college. Now, for large buildings, we have all sorts of AHU problems associated with BAS labor shortages, degraded skill sets, inefficiency, and the lack of design engineers who are capable of HVAC theory and hands on air balancing. All that aside, China is in the exact same spot as America was in the 1970s, 1990s, and 2008 mismatch of “skill sets”. More people lack the necessary unconventional thinking.
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China invested heavily in education and infrastructure before their big manufacturing boom started in the 2000s. India on the other hand, invested heavily into IT systems and IT professionals. That move benefitted the existing middle and upper class, but didn’t solve any other economic problems India has. It’s easy to set up a corporation in China when government tax laws favour you and there is plenty of road, rail and port infrastructure to easily ship your goods overseas.
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@davegrohl817 Have you not seen the belt and road initiative of China? India has also recently kicked China out of India economy, so China has simply bypassed India with its economic initiatives. Just look at all the Chinese construction and economic investments in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Iran, Tanzania, Kenya, former Soviet Republics etc. In the last 20 years, China alone used 10x more cement than the entire USA did in all the 20th century. Where did all that cement go? To build bridges, tunnels, rail stations, paved roadways, industrial areas, apartments, hospitals etc. etc. Yes, India has the edge in IT, but India is greatly lagging behind China in everything else. And trust me, the West is not gonna be able to solve all of India problems.
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@davegrohl817 Okay boomer, keep living in your fantasy world.
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@davegrohl817 Its not cope. Its hard facts that you can search up and cross reference yourself. You're just delusional.
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@aaap3875 The mismatch of skillsets is worse in some countries than compared to others. Overall, China and America are really mismatched in skillsets, by far the worst.
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A lot of shoes and clothing are made in Vietnam, Bangladesh, Brazil, Mexico, Thailand etc.
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Too many people going to university and not enough people doing something that is actually in demand or in need. China is in the same situation as America was in.
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user-gb6yy3eo2p China lacks creativity, innovation and the ambitious drive compared to the USA. China is only good at big infrastructure projects, military build up, and mega manufacturing. The best R&D has always come from from America and Europe.
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@paulconner4614 Not surprised. Permissiveness and passivity is America moral rot. Aside from that, there are still very bad perceptions about community colleges, skilled trades, and working as a service technician/mechanic despite good pay. Another issue are employers who are unwilling to take on a first year apprentice without previous work experience. As mentioned in the documentary, China has the same issues as America now. Less and less young Chinese are willing to do an apprenticeship or community college or traditional (vocational) training because of bad perceptions with those jobs/diplomas.
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@Penny-vb1il Not true. They're looking for people who are committed to an apprenticeship and not just willy-nilly going about. Try to earn a certificate first at community college before you apply for an apprentice job.
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@dr3amboy3657 A nation only needs to send 20% of its youth to university. Anymore than that, you get a grotesque skillsets mismatch. Asian countries are catching up to America in this labor mismatch.
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@ginastarosaQuimpo Uniqueness in your personality, good manners and knowing how to build wealth incrementally is the key.
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@boobopish We'll see what happens.
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@iruwild If you have a PhD and you are flipping burgers, then that is your fault for not doing proper market-job research in your field of study. Besides, with the rise of automation, you don't need workers to flip burgers at a McDonalds.
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@peagames2002 Not everyone who carries a university degree is a well dignified person who is responsible. Universities are a business and view students as an expense. Universities here in the USA teach students as cheaply as they can get away with. Even good schools are producing an oversupply of graduates that are not needed by the economy.
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@andyng5321 The government calls itself "communist" but it is authoritarian. These days, China uses a mix of socialist-capitalist doctrine to do things. When Trump enacted tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum. The affected steel/aluminum companies are all state owned.
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@andyng5321 Not exactly, so don't care.
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@andyng5321 Nope.
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@andyng5321 You got any sources/evidence to back that up?
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@Tugela60 That also depends on whether or not you did co-operative education or any internships. You can get a job with a degree in political science, but you need additional credentials and licenses to find real work in that field. Harvard, Stanford and Ivy League are great schools; but there is still no guaranteed for full employment. Don't under estimate community colleges, as many offer far superior programs that are industry sponsored (unlike private/state colleges). At the end of the day, you must do your own research.
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@sunshineandwarmth Consequences, that is still on them.
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@leechrec Fields in high demand? That can be very confusing advice without doing your own research and study. For example, here in the USA, there is a great demand for specialists in biology, but that does not mean more biology jobs. Simply because most biology fields are focused mainly on R&D. So even if there is tremendous economic opportunity, you need certain social contacts and related work experience before you can even get into such a field. At the end of the day, you're responsible for making your own choices.
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@angeloalonzo5500 Not surprising. India universities produce 5 million bachelor of engineering students per year, and that is way too many.
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