The Going back to Democrats part MUST be rooted out.

Too much bureaucracy = death knell. Software can replace a lot of it, but not all of it. AND the whole thing needs more transparency. And don't give me the values argument. We have seen what can happen when DEI is imposed everywhere.

I would contend that it IS necessary for governments to publish critical skills shortage lists. This, so that schools can create streams of education towards that end. But, let them figure out the how for themselves. You need more STEM? Get on with it. Find the brightest and go. Some people will need hands-on manufacturing skills. Make Technical Intitutes great again. I remember a time when primary school boys wished to become fitters and welders, figured out that they needed to be good at Maths, and wanted soldering irons and model-kits for their birthdays.

^My point is that edumecation departments have been busy trying to take boyhood out of the equation, by making boys wear pink, and doing drama, and disincentivizing tinkering with guns or shooting clubs, for example. And this is detrimental to Militaries, Eletronics, Manufacturing, Science and even Space.