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human
Does anyone out there in AskAcademia really think we have too few STEM graduates?  

There aren't jobs out there for the current STEM graduates (BS, MS, PhD), so why do I keep hearing that there aren't enough undergraduates interested in STEM, or that America is falling behind? 

What do you think?
gpt
That there aren't enough graduates and that America is falling behind are two different battles. America is falling behind compared to other developed nations because of a lack of investment in projects and technology (clean energy, for example) that would employ the surplus of STEM graduates. Federal funding is also being cut for academic pursuits while an overbearing patent system hinders advancements in the private sector.