The working poor in this boat who are struggling mightily were much more likely to be positive about the wealthy because they perceive them to be the drivers of a successful economy and their only hope for survival. In short, they were grateful for the work, and when we asked them to reflect on the wealthy in this the richest and most unequal community in the nation, they often pulled from what the community leader quoted at the end of the introduction earlier called “talking scripts.”
