How to get a job in a jobless economy:

There has been a major shift that has taken place. Much of it having to do with government interference and of late, Obamacare. For an employer it has become almost impossible to make sense out of hiring anyone full time for any job (other than at the very top). There is nearly a third added overhead in employing someone full time. To pay someone $10 per hour now costs $15 and getting more expensive.

Hence, except at very large corporations (McDonalds and WalMart), the job that pays a decent wage at the low end of the scale is gone.

There is however a strategy that works. One I became aware of 2 years ago. One I now use. As an employer I can hire people to work as contractors for me. The independent contractor thing worked pretty well up till a few years ago... then once more the heavy boot of government came down upon us all. That door closed. The result was that people lost their jobs. Whatever government touches, it destroys.

The new strategy is this: Figure out what you know how to do, skill wise. Something that someone would pay you to do. Something that has value. Something that is worthwhile for someone to pay you for. Form a small corporation with what you do as a name. IE Cleanwindow llc. You become the only stockholder, the only participant. You present yourself to people willing to pay you for the service you provide. NOW you can work as many hours as they want to pay you for. You bill them as a corporation. You indemnify them from all otherwise claims. They have no risk in hiring you. It is purely arms length. You become the ultimate independent contractor. Government would be hard pressed to challenge you or your (employer) client on this arrangement.

I know several people who have created exactly this arrangement and who have created a very effective firewall against the IRS and all the government interference. It is becoming a standard practice in many fields. Sales, Software Development, Skilled Contracting, Project Management, Technical Services and other things that can be presented as part of the array of talent needed to run a company.

Informally you are an employee. Formally you are a corporation supplying another corporation services (without the overhead).

I know this seems like a lot of fiddling around, but the barriers erected by government to hiring have become so high we no longer can operate in this economy. This is not a Republican or Democrat thing. This is the insatiable voracious appetite of an out of control congress, senate and executive branch to suck the money out needed to keep the machine going.

What you would be doing is guerrilla warfare... but it's essential.

Survival is all you have.