>>Michael Pollak wrote:
>>
>>>[A conservative explains]
>>
>>Ooops, sorry, hadn't noticed you'd done that already.
>>
>>Brooks may be a conservative, but I'm afraid he's mostly right
>>about this argument. That Time poll, which has 39% of Americans
>>either thinking they're in the top 1% or will be someday, is just
>>as revealing as Brooks claims. It uncovers a fundamental fantasy
>>about American life. Even though we've got the most unequal
>>distribution of income in the rich world, the highest poverty
>>levels, the greatest persistence of low-wage pay, and only moderate
>>levels of mobility - that all doesn't matter. Most Americans just
>>don't care. You could recite the facts over & over and it won't
>>make a dent in that fundamental fantasy. I'll be damned if I can
>>think what to do about it.
>>
>>Doug
>
>Despair?
You got an antidote?
Doug