I suppose overworked and underpaid depends on which economic bracket you are referring to.

I'll have to agree that America has spent so much time and money on enhancing their image as "The Superpower", the domestic problems at home have largely been ignored. Oh sure... War on Drugs, War on Poverty, War on..... But these are just words to pacify a people who are, compared to many of the developed nations, largely ignored by their government.