[WalterBright]

> Again, says who?

I personally know some. I've seen some profiled in the newspaper. I know of programs that match them with jobs.

> Do the mentally challenged universally care about pride in their work and purpose?

Universally? There are always exceptions. But plenty do, just like with everybody else.

> I doubt the jobs were created with the mentally challenged in mind.

I've seen them, for example, working as ticket takers in movie theaters. Nothing wrong with that, and it's a job that still needs doing.