Gimpy, to some extent thats true.
but
in 1920 when you lost your job in Brooklyn you packed your family up and were on your way to Memphis after 2 or 3 days of not finding work in Brooklyn.
Memphis no good? head to Little Rock... Dallas... Ft. Worth... El Paso... Las Cruces... Albequerque... Denver
thing is... no matter how bad the economy gets, no matter how many manufacturing jobs are outsourced -
Someone, Somewhere is doing Something to earn money.
today, when a person loses their job in Detroit, they foolishly just sit and wait for things to change.
a man has to be master of his own destiny... i think that no man - even if he only has $100 to his name - is not totally immobilized and worthless.
nomadic people thousands of years ago
WALKED from Europe to North America - why couldn't someone in Anycity, USA get in their car and drive to Anytown, USA and spend a day or two job searching?
Cant afford the car? sell it and get a motorcycle.
Cant afford the motorcycle? get a moped
Cant afford the moped? get a bicycle with a basket on the front of it.
Can't afford the bicycle? get a decent backpack and
walk.
When a person finally reaches anytown USA they might not find that manufacturing job, they might have to flip burgers but it puts beans on the MFing table... right?
They might reach Anytown USA and find out that the situation is equally as grim... but the neat thing about that main street that runs through anytown USA is that you can get
anywhere in the world by starting out on that road.
whats with people?
I love the town i live in, but im not so attached to it that i wouldnt leave at the first sign of trouble.
my advice to anyone who doesnt have 100% air tight job security - dont plant your roots so damned deep.