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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some blue collar workers were children of upper middle class and upper class parents.  They may be working that job to rebel against the lifestyle of their parents, or because they don't actually need to make money.  This is rare, but I can think of two examples where I have seen this.  One of them has an inherited trust that would rival Mott romney's kids.[/quote]

The irony is that many of these "blue collar" jobs pay more than a degree in women's studies, or gender appreciation or whatever. My inlaws are old money and my MIL tells me all of the time how many of their friends are financially supporting their children and granchildren (paying their mortgages, private school).

I grew up middle class but my parents worked incredibly hard to give my brother and I experiences that would benefit us later in life. I also worked my tush off in high school and college with internships so I was able to secure a very good job in NYC when I graduated. From that point on, I started dating and meeting very wealthy and cultured guys.

Interestingly enough, when I met DH he was living with his parents after having graduated from Yale 8 months prior. He had no job and no prospects. Within two months of us meeting, he had a job and an apartment.

DH was coddled as a child, everything he did was right, and my ILs were so worried about his psyche, they were afraid to employ any sort of tough love. My MIL now recognizes that DH could have turned out exactly the way so many of her friends kids did- brilliant, unmotivated and dependent.

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