In general, Americans have lost the idea that there is value in an honest day's work for an honest day's pay, even if the work isn't fulfilling. This issue has come up recently in the heated discussion around illegal immigration.

found in
"The Narcissism Epidemic:
Living in the Age of Entitlement "
by Jean M. Twenge and W, Keith Campbell
p242
(ISBN-10: 1416575995 )

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