This won't be a cure-all, but it will certainly help things. You see, people who are in these situations can't be living life fully, usually through no fault of their own. They don't determine how the economy moves, and they don't determine which employers move into their towns. If we can do anything for the world, we can help people find their gifts, develop their gifts, and actually use their gifts for constructive purposes. Over and over, I see and read that such people are the ones who get the most out of life, and who help others to do the same.
Idle people are dead their life long.
Dean Inge Boredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it. In idleness there is perpetual despair. A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.