Maybe we need to start an int'l political economy thread where the "everything sucks" Marxists and the "Oh my God, my life is better than that of ALL my forebears" Liberals can duke it out.

An entry level job is better than no job. It gives one hope for better things. As a teacher, if I told all of my graduating students to not accept any job that pays less than $40K or lacks benefits, I'm afraid they would never be employed.

We don't know what poor is anymore.