tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703256856614912331.post4912750097846358880..comments2018-03-03T11:54:13.691-08:00Comments on The Optimistic Leftist: Democratic Wave Watch: How High the Crest?Ruy Teixeirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730678652361968608noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703256856614912331.post-16209722512758402972017-12-23T12:21:47.551-08:002017-12-23T12:21:47.551-08:00Yes, that's true that Americans do not object ...Yes, that's true that Americans do not object to wealth per se and would in fact like to acquire wealth themselves (many believe unrealistically that they will somehow manage to do that). But they deeply resent what they see as unfair inequality and unearned privileges. Not only do they dislike that they see such unfairness that benefits the current wealthy as an impediment to their own upward mobility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703256856614912331.post-34537646048902618742017-12-23T08:56:31.582-08:002017-12-23T08:56:31.582-08:00I thought there was a bunch of reasearch supportin...I thought there was a bunch of reasearch supporting the idea that Americans don't mind other Americans getting rich...we admire it and wish we could move up from our economic group to a higher one and get some of the associated goodies. I wonder how that research interacts with relative deprivation research.Redshinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439453632594625167noreply@blogger.com