"Need A Job Please" and What Does Taco Bueno Mean?

Readers,
A telling tale of sadness and despair:
I was driving by the Tom Thumb shopping center at Preston and Forest, in Dallas today. I stopped to talk to a man holding a sign which said, "Need a Job Please." (At first I thought, "that's a good idea!" Sooner or later, someone has to say yes).
The compelling factor that made me stop was that the man looked kind of desperate, and I needed to find out more about his story.
Details: The man was in his early 50s or older. He was a little scruffy looking but not extremely messy. He had white hair and light-colored eyes.
When I asked if I could take his picture, he said, "no, I'm too ugly!"
When I talked to him, he said his name was Lynn. He said he has been out of work for 14 months. His reason for standing out there with the sign? "I was hoping somebody would give me something." He seemed sad and weary.
Not many people seemed to be slowing down to read his sign, or showing any kind of vague interest in him. That saddened me.

Many times I would just blow off an occurrence like this. But for whatever reason, I'm going to remember the man for a while. I am also looking for a job, but that is not the only reason I felt disturbed.
There are too many stories like this lately. What used to be sadness for the jobs state in our society has turned to frustration and: me grappling for answers. Grapple, grapple, grapple.... that's the sound of me grappling for answers.

a new item:
At the mysterious unnamed place where I volunteer, a man (He is not Hispanic. He is maybe in his 40s) was trying to say "your welcome" in Spanish. Using his best humor, he instead said, "Taco Bueno." I witnessed the whole thing. I have heard this before, and it was only funny the first time. For 2 seconds.
"Taco Bueno," when translated, literally means, "Good Taco." Or it can mean, "O.k. taco." I will take even more liberty and say that it sounds like, "My taco was o.k."
So, for anyone who was planning to use this phrase to say, "your welcome," I would like for you to know, you will be walking around saying, "My taco was o.k." If that is o.k. with you, then go ahead. Just a little advice from n.d.h.

Keep listening to Coldplay,
bye,
Alice