Actually, I have no pity for anybody, just because pity is a useless emotion.
But anyway. I've been broker than most anybody I know and I've been down deep into very unemployable condition and every time I've ever said, "ok, now I'm gonna get a job and get my shit together," I've had work within a week.
OMG, you're a genius! You alone just solved all world unemployment, people have to find jobs, pure genius!
hmm. Perhaps I wasn't quite clear. I have no pity for any able-bodied young man IN THE USA who can't find a job. Even with very high unemployment, there are jobs out there. If you're able-bodied, in the USA, and don't have a job, it's because you're lazy or too proud to do menial labor.