Hit the Wall

I have had some good friends of mine just 'hit the wall' lately.  They have busted their asses off all of their lives.  The current economy is eating them alive.  They once held jobs of decent pay and dignity.  Now they have all been "downsized" or "outsourced" and they are now forced to take jobs at minimum wage to try to make ends meet.  Throw onto the mix the stress of a health scare and it's no wonder people are feeling so desperate.   The American middle class is losing hope.  Once we lose that I fear we are done as a country.   We can't let that happen.