“shouldn’t be forced to scrub toilets, pick up litter or do anything else that might heap further humiliation upon them.”
So HONEST WORK is “beneath them”?
I think America has a different idea of “work” than those in other societies like in Europe. Many people came to America willing to wipe hineys to have the OPPORTUNITY to do well and so most average Americans (not all, but a good many) find any type of work honorable.