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We have too many educated people in the state, and let's face it, that's a problem. Well, at least Rep. Pariso (R-New Ipswich) thinks so. He's seen the number of school drop outs plummet from 2500 a year in 2007 to just 700 last year. He believes this is a threat to our NH way of life.
Where will the elevator operators of tomorrow come from? Who will check the tire pressure of cars and wash their windshields at the full-service gas stations? The people who go out in the woods to trap fur-bearing mammals, and the men and women who make sure that milk is delivered fresh to our doors every morning; where will we find them if the supply of the under-educated continues to shrink?
Fortunately, Rep. Pariso has the answer- a bill that simply lowers the age a student can dropout from the current 18 back to 16. You don't want an educated work force? Fine, don't educate them. He's not alone in supporting this sure fire solution to preserve the NH Advantage, either. Five other GOP representatives, including three hand-picked members of Boss O'Brien's stellar leadership team, have joined him in his noble quest to make sure the pool of future day laborers, busboys, cowherds, supermarket bag boys, and assistant retail clerks doesn't dry up.
