People compare themselves only to their uphill neighbors -- and since the hill gets steeper as you move up the street, the rich feel worse because the guy to the right is increasingly different from themselves. |
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People compare themselves only to their uphill neighbors -- and since the hill gets steeper as you move up the street, the rich feel worse because the guy to the right is increasingly different from themselves. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.
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