Someone who makes into the Army <i>is a high achiever.</i><p>A friend&#x27;s child is sufficiently handicapped that at 20 he is incapable of speech more complex than grunting.  He is still capable of relativly simple tasks.  But to asume there is a binary choice where every person is either totally disabled or capable of becoming a fortune 500 CEO if they just worked harder is both idiotic and common.<p>There are many people with hopes and dreams who are worthy of respect, but simply can&#x27;t function at a high level.  Increasingly we simply throw them to the wolves as even if they can hold down a simple job that&#x27;s not enough for rent, which starts a cycle of homelessness and often prison.<p>A living wage is about human decency even for those who have trouble with tasks more complex than mopping a floor.