I think what makes this recession more painful than most is the housing market. If you are tied to a mortgage and can’t sell your house, you can’t move. I would have been more than happy to move to a different region to work, but it wasn’t an option. It would have to get to the point of losing your house and having ruined credit before a move could be made. I’m glad I got lucky and found a job after just 5 months.
I understand the house issue, my stepson has to support himself while working away from home and send money home to support his wife and kids. He lives very frugal to say the least. Even with supporting himself away from home he is able to send more money home than he can make where he was living. They don’t own their house so moving would be easier for them- if his wife could grasp the concept that the economy where they live is not coming back next week. She believes the media liberal hype that the economy is getting better...