… but a Wisconsin worker quoted in the latest Bloomberg Businessweek understands the idea is bunk:

Now, Johnson is counting on training in computerized machine operation to put him at the forefront of the manufacturing-led recovery. He’s hungry for the work. “They aren’t going to keep you if you aren’t making them money,” Johnson, 29, says of his potential employers.

Exactly. A job is an expense for a business. It’s worth the cost if the worker’s output is more valuable than his compensation.