Job security?

People in my line of work like to play at who can be the most cynical. When we see some kid or totally dysfunctional adult with a new child, someone's likely to sigh and say "Oh, well, it's job security!"

We're not running short on work these days, but with this recession governments are running out of money to pay us to do it. It's not like we were at the top of the priority list to begin with. Puts me looking for work elsewhere, and not at a good time for it.

Frustrating.