Am I missing something really obvious?<p>The essay promotes boot camps, which is something I'm hesitant about because the type of programming I do took far more than a dozen weeks to learn. But sure, I'll accept they are useful.<p>But the funding model seems to be that people pay for their own training, either directly or through financial aid. That puts a lot of risk on the person.<p>Why aren't companies paying for the continued training of their employees? Then they can spread the risk over many people.<p>Or is it one of those situations where it's cheaper to hire people that another company has invested time and money to train, rather than do it oneself?<p>If so, isn't this an example of a case where it makes sense to raise taxes (esp. corporate taxes) to provide free or subsidized education?