Reply #13: You know, you'll have a lot of supporters here, even if they don't speak up (Mr. One-Post) ---

[smalll]

You're a physician; that's kind of "meh" --

but if you make 250K in the "creative class" (in Hollywood) -- or you gallivant around the country doing nothing very much as a consultant -- with a Mac!

as long as you windsurf rather than golf
as long as you spend too much on sushi rather than chateaubriand
as long as you wear birkenstocks rather than wingtips
as long as your people were at Woodstock rather than (or in addition to) on the Mayflower --

-- you're golden!

For many here, it's not about rich vs. poor, it's about the "hip" rich vs. the "un-hip" rich (and poor.) It's not about the benjamins; it's about the social aesthetics! :shrug: