The Why of Now

Why am I in the position that I'm in (no job, no prospects, looking to head back to school)? This is why.

Notice the numbers in Krugman's post: we're still 7 million jobs down from our previous peak--and it's not like we lost huge numbers of people in this society--and 11 million away from a level that would approach full employment. Where the hell are 7 million jobs going to come from?

Shit.