like tony neumann, claude stanley had also been laid off.lost his assembly line job with big manufacturer a.o. smith. >> when i got laid off they wanted me to go on welfare, but i could not stand in that line. i just said, "it's not me. this is not me." they want to give me food stamps, i say, "this ain't me, i don't want no food stamps." i say, "i got my strength, my health, i'm gonna find me a job," and i found me a job. >> moyers: he found a job waterproofing basements for less than seven dollars an hour, not even half of what he had been making. >> you got to look at it on the real side. i cannot live like i was making $20 an hour. okay, that money is not there. so you might as well get it in your mind, it's not there no more. so okay, bring yourself down. >> moyers: claude and his wife jackie were raising five kids: their daughter nicole, about to enter college when we met her, the oldest son, keith, the twins klaudale and claude jr., and the youngest, omega. >> i think the hardest time is when you have to worry about coming home, like