Not only that, but, having a degree in my town will simply get me minimum wage work....tens of thousands of dollars in debt for a degree and I am competing with others with degrees to get minimum wage work....not even full time. The employers prefer to hire the unemployed instead of somebody working, because the govt will pay 40 - 60 % of the wages for a year. Once that year is up, they let the employee go and hire another on unemployment checks to keep their labour costs down. Meanwhile, I who am employed in a menial job and trying to better myself, am refused. The govt incentives are just cheap tricks for companies and ruining employment for those who want to better themselves.