Re: Public Defender Work

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Maybe the problem is simply that people consume more than they used to. Maybe
the definition of "middle class" changed. Maybe now people expect to have two
cars, a nice house, regular shopping excursions, regular vacations, etc. That
used to be called a dream, now everyone must have it.

A big problem is housing. Low cost housing that is also safe is almost
impossible to find. These neighborhoods are now populated by savages. Why?
To avoid that hell, people must spend a small fortune on housing. Safe
neighborhoods are somewhat scarce, so a premium is paid to live there. I
think thats a big problem.

On 11/25/06, Mr. Blue wrote:
> On 11/18/06, Brian wrote:
>> Again, they are entitled to a defense, but it is shocking to hear that
>> there is a long waiting list of well-educated professionals to defend
>> criminals, public urinators, child molesters, killers of the infirm and
>> elderly, etc etc. And that being on this list is in fact a coveted
>> position to be in. How sad. Speaks volumes about where we have gone as a
>> society and an economy.
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> I agree. But I'm also under the impression that just about every other field
> is the same. That is to say, I'm under the impression that we have a large
> oversupply of well-educated and qualified people in just about every field
> except that of physician where the number of practitioners is artificially
> limited by a shortage of educational facilities relative to the demand of
> people who'd like to obtain such education.
>
> Yes, it does speak volumes about our society and our economy. Basically, we
> are stuck in what I like to refer to as an "Education Arms Race" where people
> try to secure a middle class standard of living by pursuing more and more
> advanced degrees, resulting in increasing numbers of people investing
> increasing amounts of time and money on eduation, often in vain. I suppose
> that this is part of what a first world country suffers as it devolves into
> becoming a third world country. The middle class will fight to retain its
> status in vain.
>
> In the past, people used to be able to maintain middle class or at least
lower
> middle class status with the husband working a factory job without his having
> a college degree. Today, college degrees and often advanced degrees are
> required, both husband and wife need to work, and the college degrees do not
> guarantee a career nor job security. Such are the ravages of global labor
> arbitrage and the merging of the American economy with the third world's
economy.
>
> This is all very bad for lawyers because we need to have a thriving economy
> with a healthy middle class and upper middle class in order to have a
customer
> base. There isn't much money to be made in serving the poor.
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