Omission 3: Address engineering and hard science education in the US. If we could double the number of kids leaving school with an engineering degree, we'd prob

Omission 3: Address engineering and hard science education in the US. If we could double the number of kids leaving school with an engineering degree, we'd probably start to see some amazing stuff happening. My out-there proposal for a way a president could actually effect change: interest-free federal student loans for graduates with ABET-accredited engineering and engineering-tech degrees (or even "negative interest" depending on how much you want to push it). Or, just pass the Fundamentals of Engineering exam to get your interest waived. Someone could do the math to figure out if the additional tax income from higher-earning tech salaries would make up for the lost interest income, but I'm guessing it'd even out pretty soon. Start encouraging students in all fields into tech-heavier majors. Want to work in the fashion industry? Industrial Engineering should be your start. Want to become a business executive? Get a Math or Systems Engineering degree before you head to B-school. Even future lawyers would be better served with a degree in Physics rather than cranking out another Political Science graduate.