6 AM of a Friday and DW is working at "a job Americans wont do" just as she has been for more than 35 years. We still laugh about the two high school boys who worked at the factory one summer (about 25 years ago.) They quit after a couple months and filed for unemployment. Their argument for the benefit? "The work was demeaning." The state thought that good enough and granted them workers' welfare checks.

Demeaning? The 30 some other employees of the business asked. DEMEANING? How the hell was working for money to pay the rent, buy food, clothing and a car DEMEANING?

Demeaning is collecting a welfare check, be it through social services, unemployment or social security. Allowing anyone else to tell us what we are worth is demeaning!