Zimbabwe, and ignoring Africa

A recent article in the Economist states that 70% of Zimbabwe is unemployed. As of today (6-3-05) the US' unemployment rate is at 5.1%. France's economy, by comparison, is reeling with a 10% unemployment rate that threatens Mr. Chirac's job. It's impossible for someone in the land of too much to imagine what the country would be like if 70% of us didn't have jobs. Our infrastructure would collapse.