[Aliantha]

Any kind of jobs to do with 'trades' are fairly highly paid here atm too. In fact, good tradesmen earn more than professionals in a lot of cases.

Figures for unemployment wouldn't really have much a chance of getting much higher than that considering the social services - or lack of - would they?

I'm not trying to be rude or anything. I'm just always astounded to see the way some people live in the US that's all. It's really hard to grasp from where I'm sitting because our systems over here are so much different, and yet both our countries are based on the same kind of political ideals.