A few weeks ago I heard a psychologist on the radio talking about how the social group of people who are just above the poverty line are extremely opposed to we

A few weeks ago I heard a psychologist on the radio talking about how the social group of people who are just above the poverty line are extremely opposed to welfare systems because it would give the folks who are just beneath them socially a "leapfrog" jump over them. It might help explain why fiscally reactionary Republican candidates have so much support among poorish whites.