I wonder how much of this is financed by debt, however? How many of the people went into debt to buy their cars, or other necessary goods to live in modern America? And now how many are stuck in debt trying to pay everything off...so much so that their post-tax purchasing power income isn't really the same amount? And, I also wonder how biased this is by sample...as it's definitely not true in the rural South, from what I've seen growing up here.