>The military industrial complex is a problem and all, but I don't think it has much to do with Creative Writing majors struggling to find jobs.
It absolutely does. I have a friend who is a writer. He lives in NYC. When the economy collapsed, so did his audience. He is successful enough to keep working and is lucky enough to have a following in Europe. However, when the people start losing their money, suddenly going for a night out at the theatre is less important than paying rent. All the 'creative arts' people who had jobs could no longer support themselves. This is obvious to anyone who has actually researched what we're talking about.
>Or to take rayiner's example of lawyers, you can't pin that on a failure to invest in infrastructure, or sending to much money to Iraq, or farm subsidies... or anything else that "Occupiers" like to complain about.
Again, you are very wrong. Two of my best friends are lawyers, and they got out of law school just as the shit hit the fan. When our overall economy tanks, thanks to things like "failure to invest in infrastructure, or sending to much money to Iraq, or farm subsidies" and all those real things that contribute to the massive wealth distribution that is going on right now, jobs are effected. Law offices are not getting as much business, they aren't hiring as many interns (internships are usually essential to getting jobs at top firms), they're paying interns less and not hiring as many on. Again, this is basic stuff and it's sad that you have to write it off. Your "Occupiers" comment is telling.
It absolutely does. I have a friend who is a writer. He lives in NYC. When the economy collapsed, so did his audience. He is successful enough to keep working and is lucky enough to have a following in Europe. However, when the people start losing their money, suddenly going for a night out at the theatre is less important than paying rent. All the 'creative arts' people who had jobs could no longer support themselves. This is obvious to anyone who has actually researched what we're talking about.
>Or to take rayiner's example of lawyers, you can't pin that on a failure to invest in infrastructure, or sending to much money to Iraq, or farm subsidies... or anything else that "Occupiers" like to complain about.
Again, you are very wrong. Two of my best friends are lawyers, and they got out of law school just as the shit hit the fan. When our overall economy tanks, thanks to things like "failure to invest in infrastructure, or sending to much money to Iraq, or farm subsidies" and all those real things that contribute to the massive wealth distribution that is going on right now, jobs are effected. Law offices are not getting as much business, they aren't hiring as many interns (internships are usually essential to getting jobs at top firms), they're paying interns less and not hiring as many on. Again, this is basic stuff and it's sad that you have to write it off. Your "Occupiers" comment is telling.