To: Carolyn who wrote (118927 ) 12/2/2011 1:08:30 AM From: Paul V. 1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 224724 Carolyn, No, mine are very self-sufficient and doing well. So are mine. One is a guidance counselor in a elementary school. My son is a mechanical engineer. Both, kids have "skilled jobs."I realize this happens, especially in these uncertain times. But jobs are available. Jobs are available to those with the "skilled talents and sets " in the right areas according to the Missouri Deputy Economic Development Department. However, unskilled labor jobs are not available with the exception of jobs like picking cotton, vegs, chickens at CARGIL's, etc. Many are having to work two or three jobs at the minimum wage without fringes and do not have the time or money to increase their skill sets.They might not be what you would want, but they put some money in your pocket. My parents went through the 1930s which was horrendous. The difficulty today, we live in a technological, global, network age rather than the agriculture age where individuals had a garden and raised their own food. Now days, we do not have that available for the majority of people.We will get through this. I just want each individual to develop personal responsibility. So many do not . I agree with both of your statements! The question is how? And what do we do for those who fall through the cracks!!!I also believe one should not have children if one cannot afford them. Another "personal responsibility." The government should not have to. Again, i agree with you. However, what happens for those who fall through the cracks. Religious institutions filled the void during my earlier years, during the agriculture age, and where labor was physically intense. Those days are gone. Therefore, the only recourse is the government, or let the individuals live on the street or in the prisons after they commit crimes. A Federal Appeals Judge indicated to me that one of the States fastest growing Departments was