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If there are no jobs, an educated person can make a living by discovering a need in his/her community and filling that need.

I would say this is true, to a point.

I can do just about anything, from designing and building a hog barn to designing and building a data network.
If my job falls through tomorrow - I would be looking for another job tomorrow.
In the meantime, I would be finding something to do to earn any money I could just to try to alleviate the bills that would still be coming in.

Sometimes, however, especially in the case of younger people, they don't have the experience to handle that. How do they get the experience you ask?
It's called the school of hard knocks.
Let 'em have a week where all they have to eat is a head of lettuce, a full salt shaker, and tap water.

I't may sound hard but, from experience, it works.

"It's called the school of hard knocks. Let 'em have a week where all they have to eat is a head of lettuce, a full salt shaker, and tap water."

Thank you for saying that.....I have "relatives" who think we are "mean" because we won't reward failure, or just plain laziness.....so, we're waiting for the children of these "relatives" to grow up and learn to fail on their own (which they will HAVE to do.) In other words....the school of hard knocks is hard, but sometimes the only way for some to learn....but, at least SOME of those who attend it, do learn (the rest, well, they're doomed - probably to be Democrats.)