I'm a girl. When I was 9, I sold newspapers on the street for lunch money. As soon as I turned 15, I worked at the cannery every summer. When I graduated from high school, I got a regular job and worked my way through college. I retired and decided to get a part-time job, because I like to work and keep busy. My family was large, both parents very hardworking, but poor. I am a liberal and a progressive. I don't believe in castigating or judging others because they are poor, because I know from first-hand experience that life challenges can happen to anyone, including very hardworking people. The basic liberal ethic is sharing and caring, and I'm proud to be one.