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I believe the most dangerous man in the world is one who is unemployed. As a kid we heard "Idle hands breed mischief." During the time when our politicians were assembling NAFTA I remember seeing an unemployed older man jump from a bridge in Pittsburgh. That is the ideal situation for the CEO's and politicians who believe our economic under-class work force is of no inconsequential and expendable. We know the U.S. is a leader in road rage and work place violence and shootouts in our schools. The estimated three, or so, millions who will be jobless will not disappear into the night and let us hope they will not resort to violence. So far, our leaders have not assembled a plan to deal with any such outcome. Perhaps we may see something emerge such as communism or fascism which will not solve anything but most revolutions seldom do.
