The NYT piece “Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class” is worth reading, and then rereading. The example of the iPhone glass screen and the resulting discussion about the supply chain, manufacturing processes, and jobs – both skilled and semi-skilled, is a wonderful foundation for the kinds of discussions that need to be taking place about what the high-tech sector can and can not do for the American job market, and for determining where the sweet spots for American technical education/training may be.
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