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To: mishedlo who wrote (34277)	7/26/2005 10:24:33 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Respond to of 116555

Good point. Perhaps I should have said there would be few objections to the EU process proceeding if Turkey were removed from the picture. There are obviously still problems with the EU and demographics is just one of them. .

To: mishedlo who wrote (34277)	7/27/2005 1:16:23 AM
From: regli	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

As I said before, I don't consider demographics as big an issue as you do. I personally consider a badly educated workforce a much bigger problem. In the short run the problem might be identical but over the long haul the bad demographics get resolved much sooner. Worldwide labor arbitrage does not favor a young and uneducated workforce and will not for a long time to come if EVER! The real contributors to social well being will be high end professionals. In that sphere Europe compares very favorably with the U.S. However, both Europe and the U.S. do not stand a chance against India and China in the numbers of engineering graduates. Europe has it problems, no question. However, I personally consider the U.S. issues just as serious if not more so.