Yep, and they can't find jobs.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=does-the-us-produce-too-m&sc=SA_20100317
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=does-the-us-produce-too-m&sc=SA_20100317
Does the U.S. Produce Too Many Scientists?!!
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1) The US may be producing too many American AND foreign scientists.
2) It is a "good" thing that the education takes place here and not overseas.
3) The lack of jobs can be blamed on foreign students who do not return to their native country and therefore put downward pressure on wages and opportunities.
4) "White people" can still be more interested in finance-related careers instead of scientific-oriented careers to explain the decline in their graduation numbers. Blame it on GS.
We're still hiring engineers like crazy here near DC.
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For productive jobs or taxpayer-funded jobs?
You answered your own question.
As far as the judgment that defense contractors aren't "productive", it's a red herring. You have to be willing to go where the work is to be employed, plain and simple.
One could argue that trading is about as productive as being a lawyer or real estate agent. i.e. they take money but don't really make anything.
Tell 'em to go where they print the money. Right here in Washington.
