Our Reader to Reader Question of the Week:

Dear Readers,
, they voted to close their plants so they could live off generous benefits. The Depression-era experiences of your parents are no different from the experiences of today’s young people. We got “riffed” by Rea-gan and “bankrupted” by Bush. Our taxes are paying for your Medicare and Social Security. Compared to today, the Depression was a day at the beach. I started to work when I was 14.1 put myself through undergradu-ate and graduate school by working 60-hour weeks, and graduated summa cum laude. When the first wave of downsizing hit during the early ’80s, I liquidated my assets to go to law school, thinking a legal career would provide job security. I worked 90 hours a week, no over-time or time off for holidays or vacations. Yet I was downsized two more times. I have no pension, my savings are gone and I’m reduced to living with family members. Tie Rest he Ah hums 337 If you have the guts to print this letter, please don’t use my name be-cause I’m trying to find a job--again.