“I finally graduated from high school, but now I can’t find a job. Seems like everyone competing for the jobs has more experience than me.”

“Me and my family live in the Appalachian mountains. There ain’t a lot of work round here because there’s no electricity. Sure do have a lot a water though.”

“I’m a 70-year old retired school-teacher with emphysema. I can hardly breath, much less work. And I can’t afford the medicines I need. My husband is feeble too, and we have no children to take care of us.”

“I’m the president of the local bank in town. I’m afraid to go to work these days. People line up at the bank and demand their money. I refuse to give them all their money back; if I did, the bank would collapse. I need some people to have faith in the banks and to start bringing their money back, rather than withdrawing it.”

“I’ve got two kids in school and my husband has run off. We are about to lose the house since we can’t make payments. If my family becomes homeless, I don’t know what I’ll do.”

“I’m a brick mason who can’t find work. Seems like nobody is building anything new these days that requires my skill.”

“I own a business that makes men’s hats. I can’t compete with the other hat manufactures. They use child labor that is cheaper. I don’t think that’s right, but I don’t know what I can do about it. I’ll soon go out of business.”

“I’m the mayor of my town. We’ve got lots of people milling around needing work. I’ve got things I could put them to work doing, but I don’t have any money to pay them.”

"As a 20 year old man, I'm able to do hard work, but no one is hiring. I sure wish I could help support my famiy."

"I'm a true starving artist! No one is paying for paintings these days, and I don't have many other skils."