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I did say:

or the lack thereof

the first part was to get someone's attention:

Go figure that logic

Before I continued with

or the lack thereof

I have been a chemical engineer 3 yr for B.Sc. 2 yr in m.Sc. and 8 yr in the profession and have encountered and endured:

the lack thereof

too many times to expect it from the government, economists, or politicians.

Obviously, the media and the entertainment industry are so far from any rhyme or reason or logic ...