Several months ago, the NY Times ran an article about why the middle
class do not oppose tax cuts for the very rich. One reason is because
the middle class simply can't fathom how rich the rich actually are;
also, many in the middle class consider themselves "pre-wealthy".
They're just one lotto win/suprise inheritance/lucky break from being
rich themselves, and they won't want to pay extra taxes.

I'd like a copy of this article, but I've not been able to find it.  Help!

Hello.

I believe that you're thinking of "The Triumph of Hope Over
Self-Interest" by David Brook, January 12, 2003, New York Times.

Here's an excerpt:

"... They have always had a sense that great opportunities lie just
over the horizon, in the next valley, with the next job or the next
big thing. None of us is really poor; we're just pre-rich. Americans
read magazines for people more affluent than they are... "

See complete article at:
http://www.davidhildebrand.org/teaching/courses/brooks.php

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"pre rich" "middle class" "new york times"

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