“But what if what the working class—white, black, Hispanic, etc.— needs most isn’t a check from the government but inclusion in community? And what if the most accessible form of community—the church—is under constant assault by both culture and the government? And finally, what if the elites frowning upon the deplorable poor won’t include them in their community, citing their deplorability?” ReligionCommunityPovertyElitesChurch And StateSocial CapitalWealth Redistribution Book:Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse Source: Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse
“Granting that you have more money than others, and that you don’t deserve such wealth—but stopping there—allows you to settle the score by paying your taxes and advocating more redistribution. This reductive attitude toward inequality has the added comfort of justifying nasty judgments about the other side.” OpportunityCommunityInequalityElitesSocial CapitalWealth Redistribution Book:Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse Source: Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse