I've got a mortgage, a car payment, utility bills, etc. I would like to meet some of these "discouraged" unemployed people who can afford to just quit looking for work. I think what's really happening is that these people are either joining the welfare rolls, or they are doing things like starting their own businesses. If there's more of the latter, that is good for the economy, not bad.
How is doing temporary work off the books good for the economy?