When I came out of college in '72......ah nope, scratch that. In '72, I finished my first enlistment in the USMC and was still in shock of how the country changed while I spend two tours in Vietnam. I didn't finish college until much later. I was confused at how liberal our country had become and how much hate liberals had for the military and conservatives in general. I had a job within three days of returning home, not given to me but one that I searched for and took to pay my bills. It wasn't the dream job that everyone wants, but a job to pay the bills until I could find a better job. I passed a written exam for the Secret Service but was turned down due to a disability I sustained in combat. The VA said they would guarantee ALL veterans a job, so I contacted them to see if I could improve my employment status. I was told they had two jobs that I was welcome to, an elevator operator job and a delivery boy job at a very low GS scale. I was embarrassed but determined. Later, I noticed that Carter was giving amnesty to all draft dodgers that returned from Canada and took gov jobs to pay back the country for their leaving when it needed them. Those jobs started at more than I made in two years. But, I did not let that get to me. I never took welfare or food stamps, even when I qualified for them. I took three jobs in order to support my family, until I could better myself. I did and I finished college, put three daughters through private schooling, and two through college. You can start at the bottom and rise if you have motivation. Motivation is not the responsibility of the government. It is your responsibility to motivate yourself. The gov takes motivation away from you when they give you welfare when you are capable of doing without it. The gov becomes a leach that sucks your will from you.