I think $7.50 is not demeaning.  It is obscene.  At U.C. Berkeley without
even a bachelors degree I used to make $10.00 an hour and more.  Now with
a masters (which I have begun to hide on my resume) I am applying for jobs
that are under $10. Jobs that take months to hear about a decision being
made, and mind you; I live in New York City which is supposed to be a
museum panacea.
Sophia Vackimes