[FRIAM] Fwd: Grad Students Would Be Hit By Massive Tax Hike Under House GOP Plan : NPR

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Hm.  I suppose I'm a fan of the *category*.  I was a "co-op" student in college and it did wonders for me.  But there was no agreement that I'd definitely take a job with them after graduation.  So, perhaps I got the better end of the deal.  It wouldn't have bothered me much to sell some of my future to my co-op employer, though, because I only co-op'ed at the 1 company.  A friend hopped companies a couple of times for his co-op terms and eventually went for a masters and got a job at a totally different company.

On 11/21/2017 02:17 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> Oh boy, careful what you wish for:  Indentured Servitude.    The legislative things to do are to prevent just that.
> Bring back pensions and give an incentive to stay for five years.
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> https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/11/the-push-for-education-programs-that-pay-people-as-they-learn/546329/
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> Fadulu: Even though a company has invested in an apprentice, couldn't the apprentice leave and go elsewhere for a job that pays better? It sounds risky from a business perspective.
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> Campa-Najjar: There are certain agreements that could prevent that. Unions, when they do apprenticeships, they just say, "If we train you, you have committed to staying for five years."  It's almost like the military. ... Maybe there's just [a need for] accountability on both sides [when it comes to companies and their employees]. The employer and employee come into this relationship where we're going to train you and you will work for us for the next five years. We'll put you on this curriculum where every couple months you get a promotion. ... So I think there are some things legislatively we could do to make that happen.

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