[Charles32251]

Mr. Lawrence the Third, living in a six-figure community in West Virginia where people have at least two cars, working as a classy chef, I want to point out the one thing none of the other answerers have noted – you are wealthy, alright? And part of the reason the ‘have-nots’ dislike people like you is you have no idea what you do have, or how you got it. Americans have a cultural obsession with such ridiculous levels of wealth that people like you don’t even realize you’re part of the economic elite. You are probably in the top %20 of Americans, economically, which puts you in an incredibly tiny fraction in a world-wide context. We’re bitter and we dislike you because you feel like you’re economically average and us folks who have to decide which *one* bill we can afford to pay this month – heck, we must seem sub-human to you, huh? We have two poverty lines in this country. One is the real one – below that your life is actually in danger. And way, way above that is another line, and if we fail to be born above it or claw our way up there – well, there’s just something wrong with us, isn’t there?We frighten you so much that you can’t even believe the other line exists. Why do we dislike you? Because, the only thing worse than a cruel slavedriver is one who doesn’t even know he’s holding the whip.

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Name : Charles32251, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 24, City : Albuquerque, State : NM, Country : United States, Occupation : Architect, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[Myra]

I think a lot of the tension between rich and poor in America has to do with entitlement — the entitlement that some rich people display is about being first, being treated with deference, getting what they want when they want it and to hell with anyone in the way. This can be infuriating. At the same time, some poor people tend to feel entitled to help — such as charity — whether or not they are displaying any initiative or personal responsibility. Equally infuriating. And since we tend to notice the extremes in any situation — or society — we draw our conclusions about the classes from the extremes that drive us crazy.

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Name : Myra, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 46, City : Dallas, State : TX, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[Stay-at-Home-mom]

First of all, a house valued at 150,00 is not wealthy to me. Not even close. Just because someone has a lot of material stuff, doesnt mean they are ‘wealthy’. Looks are deceiving. A lot of people may look wealthy, but dig into their bank accounts and you’ll see a huge amounts of debt. Not all wealthy people are rude. People who want to keep up appearances are, in my opinion, the rude ones. I am close to two married couples who are in their 50’s and make the same amount of money, about $150,000 a year. The one couple, Charlie and Caroline drive a BMW, buy a new car every 2 years, buy clothes from Ralph Lauren, Polo, Liz Clairborne, shop at Marshall Fields and want the ‘best’ of everything, the best job, the best neighborhoods, the best cars, etc. etc. He is very judgemental of people who don’t live according to what he thinks you should do. He is also racist and like to yell at the people working at stores when they have to wait in line too long. They live in a better neighborhood in Chicago, but ant to move to a bigger house in a more affluent neighborhood that costs 350,000 and property taxes are $7,000 a year. The other couple, Bill and Donna is not concerned about shopping at the best stoers, clothes and designer labels. They shop at WalMart, Target, Kmart and Sears. They drive a nice mini van, and have a smaller house that is about 200,000, and property taxes are only $2,800 a year. Less than half that of the Charlie and Caroline. They also treat people a lot nicer and don’t care about what kind of job you have, they care about how you treat people. And the have a lot less bills than the Charlie and Caroline. Who looks wealthier? Charlie and Caroline. Who IS wealthier? Bill and Donna. Don’t judge people on what they have, judge them on their character. You’re only 19 years old. you’ll learn as you get older.

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Name : Stay-at-Home-mom, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Methodist, Age : 40, City : Waukegan, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : Stay at home mom, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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