[Soothesayer9]

"If you want to learn a trade, you still can. You just have to want it."

And you have to have the money to pursue it, which the unemployed often do not have. So, a lose-lose/no hope situation.

[poobear]

So, best to wait on a check from the government to get anything done right? Son, I’ve sold scrap just to make the light bill. You CAN find a way to better yourself without help from the government. Unemployed or not you can pick yourself up!