Actually, there are many high paying jobs. The problem is that most people are not qualified to take them. They require education or at least training and that requires the ability to stick to something and understand it.

Add to that the people who tell them to not bother to try because they are bound to fail and and you have the recipe for failure. If every obstacle were removed, how many could actually do a job available right next door?

They also require dedication, willingness to show up for the job and actually do it. Nobody cares how well you COULD work if you WON’T bother to do it. Most of them require the ability to get along with co-workers and bosses. Some would rather not have a job if it means they don’t have to worry about a boss or the headache of meeting the job’s demands.

Also, some require a person to move somewhere other than where he or she currently is. Many are not willing to move.

It is true that most wouldn’t go into crime if it actually didn’t pay, but it doesn’t pay that well in the long run and short life. You have to factor in all that time a criminal is not making anything due to incarceration and the cost of trial and even having your goods taken away along with competitors trying to kill you.

The government’s function is not to give good paying jobs to criminals. It at least sometimes cuts off the profit of the criminals by stopping them and incarcerating them with other like-minded souls. (Although that IS dangerous, since some of those like-minded souls don’t care if anyone lives or dies, just like a meth dealer.)

David for better ways