Quite often, respondents expressed positive feelings about the ways their money flows down from great heights. Many also assumed that the working class shared these positive impressions. In the words of a recent transplant from Atlanta, “I think there’s some gratitude [from the nonwealthy] for the chance to work and get paid well and to have the consistency of the work.… I don’t sense resentment. I mean, the economy is doing well and they’re all getting paid.”
