Actually, your response is one of the typical issues with American politics (and debates in general in this country)… You chose to read into my response the straw man you could attack. I understand that the article was referring to using tax credits as an encouragement to induce companies to train, and I understand ‘the article’ said (without any support) that data shows that it does not work.
Basically I’m saying that I don’t like unsubstantiated ‘black and white’ statements.
Not only did I note my dissatisfaction with the lack of support for the statement, but I responded with three real life situations that I feel negate that ‘nebulous’ report.
So far, people have argued that I’m wrong…yet nobody has proffered any reason why my three examples are incorrect. In fact, Why is it, aside from basic 'Murican heel dragging, that the German system would not work here?
And here’s an instance that I just came across yesterday. A kid just graduated from welding school. As part of his college level training they encourage shops to take them on as low paid trainees. He did that…They paid him minimum wage, and he stepped out of college into the same shop at $15 p/h. In this instance, the shop wrote off that trainee wage, which is no different than tax credits for training in the same vein as the German system where the state pays 25% and the shop pays 75%, except perhaps in minor percentages.
Can anyone really believe that the way we do it is better than the way the Germans approach it? BTW… I’ve lived in Germany, France, Spain and England. And I’ve lived here.
So, somebody please explain to me why with 4 legitimate examples, providing tax credits to encourage on the job training is a bad idea… Save your opinions for people who care.
