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"I've reached the point where I honestly don't care. I moved to a big city to get away from people like that, and have been very successful."
There’s something to this…
Most of the people I know who’ve left small towns and the ‘burbs to seek education and opportunities in cities are doing pretty well compared with those who stayed behind. Typically, we have reasonably good jobs with adequate (or better) salaries and healthcare. Our houses, for the most part, aren’t being foreclosed in large numbers. We get around by public transit or bike or foot and don’t need to worry about whether putting gas in the SUV to drive to Wal-Mart is cutting into the food budget. And god knows it’s not our sons and brothers and boyfriends being used as cannon fodder in the latest war. Hell, if McCain wins, some of us might even get a tax cut.
So why are we the only ones worrying?
