Years ago, I read a short story about a young girl who leaves home for the first time in order to become a servant girl. The story was written in the early 20th century when knowing ones station in life was quite important and if you didn't know your place in society you would be quickly reminded of it. The moral of the story was that the servant girl should have realized that her mission in life was to serve the wealthy class and that she should be satisfied with it.
One might think that class and position are relics from another age, but I disagree. Since the financial collapse of three years ago, it is the middle and working class that has suffered the most by far. The bankers and wealthy investors lobbied their friends in congress to provide a safe landing and to make sure that no one was prosecuted.
Now Americans are told by this same investor class that the debt is too high and that everyone must "sacrifice". I have no doubt that there will be sacrifice, but it will not be borne by everyone. The wealthy class will not have to sacrifice a damn thing.
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