> thus they imagine they don't exist or "can't make it"...if you are willing to go 50 miles from the coasts you will find people in the trades who do OK So it'

> thus they imagine they don't exist or "can't make it"...if you are willing to go 50 miles from the coasts you will find people in the trades who do OK So it's the white collar folks who are ignorant and think that lifestyle doesn't exist...but also that lifestyle doesn't exist where the white collar folks live? It seems like you are saying that this lifestyle still exists in other places than the place depicted on the Simpsons. Another way to say that is "The Life in the Simpsons is No Longer Attainable." Saying that someone could have a similar lifestyle somewhere else doesn't mean people are wrong when they imagine they can't have it where they are now. It seems like you agree with that? Also, FWIW, working in the trades pays pretty damn good in cities too.