daswig

Did you ever consider that maybe the problem was you got married and bred too early? In the 1960's, you could get by with just a highschool diploma. That's not true now, we're a much more specialized society, and a highschool diploma now means almost nothing. If you're willing to be unskilled labor, your life is going to suck, and the odds are against you ever making more than $25/hr. Why? Because there's a LOT of unskilled labor out there that is willing to do the work, because it doesn't take much specialization to do. It's also important to remember that virtually ANYBODY can now get at least an associate's degree through a community college, even if you didn't finish highschool (at least here, a HS diploma isn't required for CC).