Its about time. There are thousands of jobs out there but most people think they are too good to do them. I dont feel sorry for the ones who can work and wont!
Hope can run for surprisingly long periods of time, as long as bellies are kept reasonably full. "To a starving man, freedom means a piece of bread."
Maybe they'll all start living in Hoovervilles (Obamavilles?), US cities will start looking like Sao Paulo. I.e ya country's getting poorer.