[Proverbs 3-5]

Reminds me of my wife's nephew in West Virginia. He's a good young man who doesn't drink or do drugs. But he's lazy and won't leave home and his parents want him to stay.

He has a degree but is working in a plant (should be laid off this week) with his dad with low pay and no benefits. But all he wants is enough money to spend on E-bay since his parents pay for everything.

He always reminds me of the fable of the grasshopper and the ants.

I've suggested he leave WV and he won't do it. I've given him the names of people I know that would have hired him locally for his degree and he won't call them. I've given him links on USAJobs for careers he qualifies for and he won't apply.

So even though he has everything he needs and wants, because he's making minimum wage, gets laid off at least once a year (whuch makes him happy), has no insurance etc I'm sure he's considered "poor." Never mind the fact that he is exactly where he wants to be in life.

[Harrius Magnus]

You should really try to help him by working on his parents, IMHO.

[driftless2]

"West Virginia"

Not to pick on West Virginians but it seems Big Media loves to travel to West Virginia when they want to do a story on the nation's impoverished. In the past they'd visit some town in WV and interview a few locals who'd bemoan the lack of jobs. My reaction to their whining about no jobs is for them MOVE! to places where there are jobs.