Law schools.

Effects of the economic downturn upon the legal profession have been well documented. Chiefly, the legal profession has been afflicted with endemic unemployment and declining or stagnant wages. Wages for new or young lawyers (given the cost and duration of legal education) are generally pathetic and sometimes downright laughable. Factoring in actual hours worked, it's even more depressing, especially when compared to similarly educated peers in business.

Despite this, the ABA, The Florida Bar, and the Florida Supreme Court seem to feel that Florida is dangerously under-lawyered and that only a significant influx of new lawyers will solve this problem. Within nine short years, Florida will have approximately 33 percent more lawyers than today. No wonder new law schools pop up so fast in the state. They may well be the state's only driver of employment for the foreseeable future.

To alleviate this problem, I propose that the Bar and Supreme Court begin a new program and hand out law licenses in cereal boxes, through vending machines, and along with Happy Meal purchases...