Originally Posted by JonLaw
So, the way to the top is status climbing rather than actual work.

Of course, that ended in 2007, so it's going to take a few decades and some sort of massive inflation/default event to really reveal what was going on.

The magical fountain of money may have run out for the time being, but the social climbing is still alive and well. Example; I know people who moved from a blue area where they were contributors to blue causes and politicians, who now live in one of our nation's reddest states and...hang around with/support tea party politicians. Beliefs or what might be right or wrong are irrelevant. It's all about status.