2	Û¢	Û¢	Û¢	Sunday.	November	JJ.	CM!	THE	WASHINGTON	POST
ITH UNEMPLOYMENT already too high and threatening to grow, it is time for a counterrevolution against a main tenet of Sfå¨ womenÛªs movement ÛÓ the one that holds that self-respect depends salaried employment, the one that means that many women who "Û÷"*Tt need money are competing for the limited number of paying jobs nilable with people who do need money, ntil the late 1960s, most women who could afford not to work did-jjtwork ÛÓ for pay, that is. Many of them did use their skills and intelligence in volunteer work. When I was a member of the West Virginia Û¢ "ÛªÛÏLegislature in the early Û÷60s, the members of the League of Women Voters ÛÓ mainly affluent housewives ÛÓ were the most effective public-1 Û¢' interest lobbyists. Because they had time to study, they knew the issues 'Û÷ better than their husbands, who, after an exhausting day at the office,</br></br>ITH UNEMPLOYMENT already too high and threatening to grow, it is time for a counterrevolution against a main tenet of Sfå¨ womenÛªs movement ÛÓ the one that holds that self-respect depends salaried employment, the one that means that many women who "Û÷"*Tt need money are competing for the limited number of paying jobs nilable with people who do need money, ntil the late 1960s, most women who could afford not to work did-jjtwork ÛÓ for pay, that is. Many of them did use their skills and intelligence in volunteer work. When I was a member of the West Virginia Û¢ "ÛªÛÏLegislature in the early Û÷60s, the members of the League of Women Voters ÛÓ mainly affluent housewives ÛÓ were the most effective public-1 Û¢' interest lobbyists. Because they had time to study, they knew the issues 'Û÷ better than their husbands, who, after an exhausting day at the office, ' ÐÊ'Hyanted a drink, dinner and a good television .show far more than a dis-' Û÷ dtission of Senate Bill 203. And again, because they had the time during 'åÈ fhre day while their husbands were at the office, they could patrol the halls of the capitol while the legislature was in session, buttonholing the ^jiiembers and getting their views across. But by the end of the Û÷60s, ^"women of this kind had begun to feel that they would be scorned by their sisters unless they got a paying job, that they could no longer pur-ÛÏ"^Û÷^Ûª sufe unsalaried work no matter how useful and stimulating it might be. 21 This was a loss for them and for the rest of us.</br></br>Men have done the same thing ÛÓ and for much longer ÛÓ taking salaries they really didnÛªt need simply for the ego gratification involved. ÛªThere have been exceptions, like the business executives who came to Û÷ Washington to work for the government for a dollar a year during ÛÏ" World War II, and who should be an example now for everyone who can afford to work without pay. Working without pay. for those who can afford to do so, should be a badge of honor, not a cause for disrespect. LetÛªs leave the salaries to those who need them. If you are fortunate enough to have money and not have to work for it, why not free ÐÊyourself from the chains of paid employment and seek work that satisfies vour heart and soul?</br></br>Speaking of the rich, or more specifically of those who have been rich ' since birth, most of them seem to me to have a dependency problem greater then anyone on welfare. The reason for their problem is the vast ''assortment of people ÛÓ attorneys, accountants, bankers, brokers, ser-' Vants and advisers of all kinds ÛÓ who need to make the rich person feel dependent on them and their services. So from earliest childhood, those born into money are subtly and not so subtly informed bv one person 'ÐÊ after another that they canÛªt handle things on their own. that they need his help, his advice, to get through the day. the month, the years. When I finally figured this out, it helped explain the curious mixture of spoiled-child arrogance and what-should-I-do insecurity that has characterized many of the truly rich that I have known.</br></br>l have before me on my desk three pieces of mail that have one thing in common ÛÓ each offers something outside the sender's usual line of work. One from Washington Gas is selling life insurance, another from the Book-of-the-Month Club advertises a nightgown with ÛÏthe look of fine French lingerie,ÛªÛª and finally, the American Civil Liberties Union offers packaged tours, including ÛÏMontego Bay Unbelievable $349" and "An Incredible Week-Long South American Bargain Vacation."