@normative.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2026-09-29 00:55 UTC
For some of these majors, governments are a primary employer. So this rather self-defeatingly deters people from entering those fields, meaning 5 years down the line, oops, there’s a shortage of qualified teachers & social workers prepared to work for public-sector wages.
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@normative.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy 2026-09-29 00:59
To put it crassly: Subsidizing the degree up front is how you get away with paying mediocre salaries and still have a pool of decent workers to staff your schools and social welfare agencies.