> Maybe you are right and I am just cynical. IMHO it's just a bit of cynicism. Even those who "hate the poor" here don't hate the poor, they hate the lazy. Th

> Maybe you are right and I am just cynical. IMHO it's just a bit of cynicism. Even those who "hate the poor" here don't hate the poor, they hate the lazy. They simply equate being lazy with being poor. But if you're poor and working (or even poor but not imposing on society) then even the right-wingers I'd know of would have tons of respect. If anything the desire for status seems to be reviled more and more in America too.