There are backbreaking jobs today, but are filled by immigrants who treat the lousy job as a career. In the 70's a guy could get a backbreaking job, and still

There are backbreaking jobs today, but are filled by immigrants who treat the lousy job as a career. In the 70's a guy could get a backbreaking job, and still have opportunities of getting something better. A union construction job was usually a test away from a hire. You could afford an apartment, by yourself, or 1 roommate, with the wage paid. (An apartment by yourself, and not cramming multiple families under one roof.) In the 80's a guy getting out of prison actually had a few jobs that were waiting. Buying a truck, and starting an unlicensed landscaping business was always there. House painting was always there. Tree Trimming business was always there. Today there's just too much competition, and bonds, licenses, and customers who know the rules. And customers who know they can hire on the very cheap if they have too. And you could live in a one room apartment, and pay your bills. Hell, you could even go out on the weekends and feel potent. You could look at the pansy wealthy boys and smirk. As for teens, and twenty somethings, who didn't want to break their backs; there were always cashier jobs, sales, stocking, security, etc. Now--those jobs are treated as careers by desperate immigrants. Immigrants who have different cultures than American. I said nothing about race. I'm talking culture. There's many of you looking to pounce--I know. The story was written well. I was looking for a rich guy's name as the Writer. Wealthy boys like to write about the time dad made them get a lousy job. Oh, they never mention dad. It was always their decision to get that hard job. Later in life they can claim they know what it's like to work hard. And at best it was only a few months of getting their hands dirty. In their Horacio Algier's fictional mind they actually belive they are the hard working Americans, but they use money as their tool. They always leave out all the perks of growing up wealthy, and sympathetic dad that helps out at the right times right up into their 40's. The difference is the poor work hard everyday. They wake up with their muscles hurting. It's cool until you hit 45, or maybe 50. After that homelessness becomes a viable option. America should be ashamed of itself. You got more profit by making product overseas. You somehow convinced workers unions don't work. You allowed in too many poor cultures to fill those lousy jobs American teens/twenties used to count on. I don't feel like a debate. I've been wanting to say this for awhile.