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					Originally Posted by justplugit  IThe change in the corporate atmosphere where people come last is one of thebiggest reasons, imho. The most you can expect from a company now is aprox
 5 years before your let go. Going back 25-30 years ago you  could depend
 on a company employing you until retirement, if you were contributing to the bottom line
 and doing a good job. People were the last thing to get cut when a company was hurting,
 now they know they can save x amount of $ by laying off people first.
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 25-30 the US was still riding the post WWII wave where most developed countries where still rebuilding. 30 yrs ago, honda, toyota, datsun cars where not very common. Fast forward 25-30 years - former third world countries - India, singapore, thailand are educated. They are building technology and infrastrucutre, they are competeing in the global marketplace. Those countries were colonies of european nations 60+ yrs ago. Think about the competition the country needs to contend with?