>In his new book Wasted Education, sociologist John Skrentny points out that the post-graduation trajectories of STEM graduates are more likely to involve being chewed up and spit out by the tech economy than to end up with stable long-term careers.<p>Why not abuse workers when you have compliant politicians on speed dial to alter the labor market to provide you with more workers to chew up and spit out? The most the government alters the labor market to favor the whims of employers, the more bad behavior they engage in.