This is a very good piece, and written with some humor, too. It captures the ubiquitousness of the “limousine liberal” attitude (à la Tom Wolfe’s “Radical Chic”). Only those with abundance can “afford” to bite the hand that feeds them. Craziness abounds in an atmosphere of affluenza.
Great points! My wife emigrated from Europe and occasionally we flirt with the idea of moving back. But with my expertise being American Employment Laws, I’d be lucky to make a third of my current salary. Sure, my current salary in Europe would give me an incredible life, but being upper middle class in America is much better than Middle Class in Europe.
Interesting! Arguably, being upper middle class in America is probably the best thing in the world.
America is far from perfect, but we truly cannot underestimate the comfort and economic prosperity afforded to the American upper middle and upper class .
This is a very good piece, and written with some humor, too. It captures the ubiquitousness of the “limousine liberal” attitude (à la Tom Wolfe’s “Radical Chic”). Only those with abundance can “afford” to bite the hand that feeds them. Craziness abounds in an atmosphere of affluenza.
Wow, thank you. Tom Wolfe is great.
That is just it…affluenza. I begrudge no one their success or happiness…but it is the dismissal of the system that gave them their success!
Great points! My wife emigrated from Europe and occasionally we flirt with the idea of moving back. But with my expertise being American Employment Laws, I’d be lucky to make a third of my current salary. Sure, my current salary in Europe would give me an incredible life, but being upper middle class in America is much better than Middle Class in Europe.
Interesting! Arguably, being upper middle class in America is probably the best thing in the world.
America is far from perfect, but we truly cannot underestimate the comfort and economic prosperity afforded to the American upper middle and upper class .
"But I'm not THOSE people!" or words to that effect.
Especially if “those people” happen to live in flyover country and voted for a certain candidate who shall remain nameless.
Ahahah, basically