Have a job? It doesn’t mean you’re smart, Jack. Not even a little smart.

It may mean you’re conformist, unimaginative, risk-averse, white or lucky enough not to live and work in El Centro, California, a vibrant, hot, tough and hard-working large U.S. farming border town I’ve spent lots of time in since 1996. See at MSNBC “Cities where unemployment is double the national rate“.

AP Photo. El Centro has 26.7% unemployment