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Kevin, I really don't think I understand your point. It is very clear right now that in many areas of the United States, corporate jobs aren't hiring unless they are bringing in key executives. For entry level or just above entry level jobs, it is quite the opposite, they are slashing out whole divisions. Say you graduated recently with an MBA, or a degree in public relations, etc. You don't qualify for those top positions obviously, and nobody is hiring entry level positions. Even when they are, the "talent pool" has risen from maybe 30 applicants to 150 because of the bad economy, making it extremely difficult.
The places that are hiring (ie Target, McDonalds, Fry's) aren't going to take you because they know you are overqualified. The second you get a job you are going to ditch them and leave them with an empty slot. People aren't making this up Kevin...if you walk through the door of a Hooter's with a degree from a strong school, let alone TWO degrees, they are in no way going to hire you.
And your entrepreneurial idea? First off, you need CAPITAL to start a business. Second, everybody knows that to start a business is a risky move that requires long term patience to receive payoffs...NOT an optimal solution if your house is in foreclosure, your bills just turned off, etc. Third, your ideas of lawn mowing and all that...that is NOT going to adequately provide for a family of four living in Orange County or Atlanta, for example. Anyways, it is those little services that people are letting go of in the first place during this economy...my family is lucky enough to be financially stable at this point, and even they have gotten rid of the maids who cleaned our house once a week and the gardener that we have said since I was a child. Lastly, not everybody can manage starting a business...just like any job, you need specific skill sets to be an entrepreneur. For many intelligent, well-qualified people, it still isn't a viable option for their skills.
I literally think you come into these arguments trying to be difficult just to show off that you are a lawyer.
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