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If you were the president of USA, how would you make more people work in skilled trade jobs? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Not specifically USA answer, just some general thoughts that could probably work anywhere:

A generous safety net, maybe UBI, so anyone can take as much time off as they need to requalify for a trade
Very cheap (but not free) training
Easy path to education and training, there shouldn't be too many hurdles between "i'd like to do that" and "i'm officially an apprentice"
Enforcement of health&safety regulations - trade jobs often have lower life expectancy for being physically hard
Ensured healthcare and retirement
Paid maternity leave for self-employed
General support for unions, while pushing back on some of the excesses (like limit on the number of members)
Edit: Simple taxation. Not necessarily low taxes, just make them simple to calculate and pay. Tradespeople don't have an accounting department.