[wil421]

>These are kids really really smart, socially adjusted (enough to be accepted by Ivy League), and hard working. If they entered science/medicine/engineering/etc, they would've added great positive impact.

IMHO I believe the kids the banks are stealing from science/medicine/engineering/etc, are not kids that would truly follow those paths. Personally once I found IT I didnt want to leave and nothing was going to deter me from it. Not even a big salary from another industry (I'd take a fat IT salary though).

Sometimes these kids are so smart they just choose a smart degree with no hopes of pursing a career in that field. I lived next to a very smart and talented guy getting his MBA at Emory. He was some sort of risk accessor for a company but imagine my surprise when I learned he had a Mechanical Engineering BS, he told me he never wanted to do Engineering he thought it was a good degree to have instead of a straight Business Major.

[dba7dba]

I want to point out IT is not the true engine of America's economy. The true engines to me are companies like Boeing/GM/Tesla/SpaceX who make things that other economies want to pay money for.

[austinz]

Exports include services as well as tangible goods.

[wil421]

You name companies that all have export bans on parts or all of their high tech stuff.

[zodiac]

IT companies makes things other economies want to pay money for too...