Both my parents worked 30 years plus. Both were raised by farmers that provided for themselves. My grandpa on my moms side also ran a small country store on a dirt road where they live and where my grandmother babysat me during the day. I worked 25 years for the state of Ky. in Juvenile treatment. Drew unemployment for a couple weeks in my twenties before going back to work. I started working when I was 16 for a furniture store delivering furniture. I've never been on welfare but if I ever need it I'll accept it without shame. I've paid my dues.