Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Class Warfare (The Case of Nerds vs. Jocks)
Inequality?
Without any non-anecdotal evidence to support this opinion, I think the idea that inequality is bad/worse/has any effect whatsoever on the day to day lives of most Americans is yet another case of the chattering classes just getting America wrong.
If you are writing for a major publication, odds are very good you went to an upper-tier college, where the frat boy jackass down the hall from freshman year now works for Morgan Stanley and has a doorman apartment in the Village while you pack in to your studio with a view of the building behind you. And the other guy down hall from you, the nerdy math kid who didn't appreciate your Renaissance-worthy discourse at parties? He just bought into a co-op on the UES.
I think our "inequality" problem is more an issue of good ol' fashion "prep" school resentment, than anyone is ready to admit.
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No, it's just greed.
Obama's Bad New Deal is a $70,000 gift for every millionaire, financed by a gigantic hole in the federal budget that will put on the cutting board education, infrastructure, and everything else most other Americans need and want.
Some Dem apologists say the deal is a $900 billion stimulus. Not true. The rich spend a smaller share of their incomes than everyone else, so the huge benefits going their way will barely stimulate the economy. (Their savings will move around the world wherever they can get the highest return.)
Enthusiasts on the right want to shrink government, and the deal sets them up nicely. Most Democrats, many Independents, and everyone else who still sees government as our last bulwark against privilege and power, are aghast by the deal.
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Obama's Bad New Deal is a $70,000 gift for every millionaire, financed by a gigantic hole in the federal budget that will put on the cutting board education, infrastructure, and everything else most other Americans need and want.
Some Dem apologists say the deal is a $900 billion stimulus. Not true. The rich spend a smaller share of their incomes than everyone else, so the huge benefits going their way will barely stimulate the economy. (Their savings will move around the world wherever they can get the highest return.)
Enthusiasts on the right want to shrink government, and the deal sets them up nicely. Most Democrats, many Independents, and everyone else who still sees government as our last bulwark against privilege and power, are aghast by the deal.
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