"I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me and yet assure myself and others that I feel sorry for him and wish to lighten his load by all means possible... except by getting off his back" - Leo Tolstoy
I caught an interesting video today after watching a video clip in which Mike Rowe - the creator of the "Dirty Jobs" TV show, mentioned Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt .
Linked is Dr. Eberstadt, giving a presentation about Men Without Work. I linked the video just after the speaker was introduced. That video is now six years old, and things are quite likely a great deal worse than they were at the time the video was made. In his opinion, the unemployment situation for men was at great depression levels - and this was back in 2017, before Covid struck and put a lot of smaller family-run business' into bankruptcy.
The lack of prime age men entering the work force may have a lot to do with shipping our industries overseas, and bringing in illegal labor to cheaply do any remaining work could not be off-shored. I'm just glad that I work in a well-paid heavy industry where neither of these tactics are practical.
I've noticed that the military - who isn't too particular about who they take - is now having a very difficult time meeting their recruiting quotas. In the past, a large pool of unemployed men would have sought military enlistment to provide for themselves/families. As America has given the finger to working age men, it seems that working age men have likewise given the finger to America. There seem to be fewer and fewer willing to risk their butt for their country, or even take a wagie job.
Which brings to mind a song from the previous huge recession back in the 70's. History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes :) Johnny Paycheck (1977) - written by the, ah, very memorable David Allan Coe.
Below: Winning! Not really. He should be chilling out in a rocking chair on his front porch.
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