if the shoe doesn't fit, don't wear it. YOU are the one making the association with yourself.

I'm sure you know that you won't get a lot of sympathy--not from those questioning how they and their children are going to make it in this economy. Many of us may seem to you to be comfortable, but we are indeed worried. In middle America, a person's living standard, even if not very high on the hog, may plummet in an instant. This insecurity you can't even imagine.

I defend my right to castigate "the rich" however I like. Call this a prejudice if you like, with your false analogies.

If it is a prejudice--it is one I am very proud of.