[sweetliberty]

"As we grew older, if we kids wanted something extra, we worked for it. I babysat and cleaned homes. My brothers mowed lawns in the neighborhood and later bagged at the supermarket."

Now those jobs are being done by illegals and kids are too d****d spoiled to actually work for anything. That aside, I think it is much harder to make it now because the government is in everything you do. That puts severe restrictions on the entrepreneurial spirit.

[.38sw]

When I was a kid, we all got jobs when we were old enough. My sisters worked in the fields, and in the fruit packing sheds (I didn't because my allergies really flared up). I cleaned houses and babysat. Imagine that - American kids doing field work. I don't see a lot of kids doing that kind of work these days. We also helped out our parents in their business, doing inventory, stocking shelves, and running the cash register.