Not going to flame you although you are grossly misinformed. This is NOT like the depression. And unlike the depression people now are unwilling to move to find a job.
Certain parts of the country ARE economically depressed others are not and people must be willing to locate where they CAN find a job. Also people must be willing to accept a job that might be “beneath” their expectations.
” And unlike the depression people now are unwilling to move to find a job.”
I completely agree; too many want the jobs to come to THEM and they want the job to be something tailored to them. Anyone with a good skill could make a fortune working in a foreign country, but so many prefer to be lazy.
” people must be willing to accept a job that might be “beneath” their expectations”
Amen; people who didn’t build up work experience through their own laziness and foolishly thought a degree should be a passport to a fat check and no one sees the value on honest labor for some reason.
“This is NOT like the depression.”
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The main difference I see is that there is much more coverup of the situation now. One man who was old enough to remember the thirties told me a couple of years ago that this is NOT a depression “because we don’t have soup kitchens now.” Well, we may not have the soup kitchens of the thirties but we do have soup kitchens plus a HUGE percentage of people being supported by the government. The TRUE rate of unemployment is very much like the thirties but numbers are juggled to pretend otherwise and most people now have far less ability to make do with whatever comes to hand compared to the Americans of the thirties. My parents came of age in the thirties and they knew how to survive in the same circumstances in which many today would sit and starve or go out and steal whatever they can find. I don’t think I am exaggerating in saying that.
One thing that has not changed is that govenment is largely responsible for the situation and it will not improve as long as people look to the same government that caused the problem for a solution.