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Poll: Do you think the public sector should provide stronger support for reskilling displaced workers?
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Edith van der Have
Edith van der Have
Netherlands
Local time: 13:29
Member (2016)
English to Dutch
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Absolutely! Dec 30, 2024

It's not only a matter of taking good care of their citizens, but they would be penny-wise and pound-foolish if they wouldn't help with this. It directly gives a boost to the local and national economy.

I just read about the way Sweden does this, with loads of options to reskilling and retraining at several educational levels, subsidised for young and older people (up to 60). They understand how to take care of their people and economy ... See more
It's not only a matter of taking good care of their citizens, but they would be penny-wise and pound-foolish if they wouldn't help with this. It directly gives a boost to the local and national economy.

I just read about the way Sweden does this, with loads of options to reskilling and retraining at several educational levels, subsidised for young and older people (up to 60). They understand how to take care of their people and economy ▲ Collapse


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Dan Lucas
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United Kingdom
Local time: 12:29
Member (2014)
Japanese to English
Is there any evidence that it works better than the private sector? Dec 31, 2024

One thing to keep in mind is that "public sector" is shorthand for "money taken from other peoples' pockets". In some situations I think most of us would agree that is a reasonable approach, but such spending should always be scrutinized and justified, otherwise we end up with the government extracting more and more money from individuals on various pretexts.

Taking the case of Sweden, for example, do we see that they have better outcomes? Lower unemployment rates, maybe? I'm not tr... See more
One thing to keep in mind is that "public sector" is shorthand for "money taken from other peoples' pockets". In some situations I think most of us would agree that is a reasonable approach, but such spending should always be scrutinized and justified, otherwise we end up with the government extracting more and more money from individuals on various pretexts.

Taking the case of Sweden, for example, do we see that they have better outcomes? Lower unemployment rates, maybe? I'm not trying to be provocative, just wondering there is data that confirms or refute the idea that having the public sector get involved in reskilling - as opposed to leaving it to the private sector - is a good thing.

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Dan ▲ Collapse


Ines Radionovas-Lagoutte, PhD
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IrinaN
IrinaN
United States
Local time: 06:29
English to Russian
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Other Dec 31, 2024

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