Culture in general is the elephant in the room--it's not really about money. Middle-America sees a bunch of obnoxious elites who openly ridicule and hate their

Culture in general is the elephant in the room--it's not really about money. Middle-America sees a bunch of obnoxious elites who openly ridicule and hate their values, lecture them about voting against their interests, and hand-wring about how to "educate" them into submission. Resources aren't going to buy happiness in this environment.