Why America Doesn't Value Low-Wage Work

'Geoffrey Owens, who decades ago played Elvin Tibideaux on the Cosby Show, was photographed bagging groceries at Trader Joe’s. The photo went viral, and Owens was shamed for taking a job beneath him by some.  Despite recent drops in unemployment,  an estimated 65 million Americans are in low-paid service jobs. And if wages are low, can this idea that no job is better than another job still be true? Brittany Bronson is an English instructor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a beverage server on the Las Vegas Strip. She argues low-wage workers are undervalued in this country, contributing to a cycle of poverty and discrimination.' -- The Takeaway