GOP debate fact check: Was Marco Rubio right about welders vs. philosophers?

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3. i disagree with him about the minimum wage,

but i agree we do need more welders, etc.

i'm old --- 74. back in the late 50s -- early 60s we had some high schools that taught trades. i knew several people who studied beauty culture in HS. then took the test. it was just like going to beauty school without paying for it. there were high schools that taught auto mechanics. we need more of this.

my late husband learned about computers when he was 19 -- not in HS but a private school his parents paid for. he started with IBM as a computer operator and worked his way up to consulting systems engineer. when he pased in 2012 after almost 43 years with the company he was making $150,000 a year plus great benefits. i'm collecting his pension and got his 401k which was a substantial amount. even now IBM gives me $1,187 a year in a HCRA.

he loved his job. used to say "i can't believe they pay me to do this". i will say he was very good at what he did and avoided many cutbacks.