Letters, Sep. 19, 1977

The Underclass

To the Editors:

We are in your debt for making visible and understandable the plight of America's underclass [Aug. 29].

Time and again when jobs that meant real paychecks have only been hinted at, thousands have turned out early at the opportunity. Many useful things need to be done to make our lives more civilized. Public service jobs—or the Government as the employer of last resort—are good for people who hold those jobs, and for the rest who are working.

Franklin Wallick

United Auto Workers Washington Report Washington, D.C.

I am sick and tired...

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