Obama & McCain on Professional Workers - Bottom Line American Workers, YOU'RE SCREWED!

Pradeep - A mechanical Engineer — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:30:26 +0000

Mechanical engineers (Indian, Chinese, French, Mexican etc) dont work for Walmart to be making (barely over) minimum wages. Yes Mechanical engineers do make a little bit less money than a computer science graduate or a business graduate. So your argument for kids nowadays changing their discipline from hard science to arts/general studies because of the lack of economic reward is hard to digest.

IF a company did indeed pay mechanical engineers (barely over) minimum wages then an engineer might want to rethink the choice of the company.

IF you are comparing salaries in the US with salaries in other countries and thereby making the case for (barely over) minimum wages…then your kids were presented with a false choice.

There are still enough companies in the US who pay mechanical engineers quite a decent salary (not comparable to the wall street blokes) which still makes that discipline an attractive one.

Obama & McCain on Professional Workers - Bottom Line American Workers, YOU'RE SCREWED!

Anon — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:43:30 +0000

I think if you feel that foreign doctors are killing veterans then all veterans should refuse service. The government will have to hire non - immigrant docros.

Also, I am sure they can make other appointments besides the immigrant ones. Boycott them.

Obama & McCain on Professional Workers - Bottom Line American Workers, YOU'RE SCREWED!

MDT — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:18:19 +0000

Jimmy
The election is over and no one’s been thrown out. In fact, more of the worst have come to elected office.

Obama & McCain on Professional Workers - Bottom Line American Workers, YOU'RE SCREWED!

jimmy bhutan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:44:33 +0000

Yeah let’s face it. We have been betrayed and screwed. Let’s not mince any more words.
Our financial masters have stuck the knife in our backs and left us to die. Time to get pissed.
Now we get to watch the financial death knell of our country while the very criminals that caused this mess siphon off the last dime that we have or EVER WILL HAVE.
Is anyone out there angry yet? Are you angry that these pricks have stolen your children’s future or do you still think that someone is going to save you?
It’s time to wake up from our coma and throw the bastards out. For real.

Obama & McCain on Professional Workers - Bottom Line American Workers, YOU'RE SCREWED!

Gerald Spencer — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:00:50 +0000

Today there is no future in science or engineering. My daughter is a graduate of The University of Texas who started in Mechanical Engineering for her first three semesters and was making almost straight A’s. In her third semester she changed to liberal arts when she realized that engineering graduates compete with foreign immigrant engineering graduates that are willing to work for just barely above our minimum wage in return for a Green Card. In the 1950’s when there was no competition from foreign educated immigrant engineers, engineers started at salaries at least double that of lawyers, business graduates, and school teachers. (I think that Ashley also wanted to learn to Drink and Party with her sorority sisters who made fun of her because she studied.) I believe that most students prefer to become a Ken Lay, Jeff Shilling, Michael Millikan, or some other wealthy master criminal, who even if he or she is caught will not be punished very much, and will also get to keep most of their ill gotten wealth. Be opposed to pardon of any of these Master Criminals since they need to die in prison as a deterrent to others.

I have a son who entered Texas A&M in the Fall of 2007 as a Mechanical Engineering Major. He has changed to General Studies because of the hard studying required and the lack of a economic reward for the studying required for Engineering. I believe that no person in their right mind would consider science or engineering since the pay scale has eroded to such a low level. Even if the foreign engineers are only 20% as productive as an American educated engineer, you can hire a dozen for the price of one American educated engineer and then remain financially ahead. The Foreign Engineers make many mistakes that cost money, but it is still cost more effective to employ foreign educated engineers when compared to the pay demands of US educated engineers. (The foreign educated Medical Doctors that staff our VA hospitals and are accidentally killing our veterans is another story that I can give you the facts if you are interested.)