Unfortunately, they're running the economy and the government.
Seriously, for everyone in that catetory there is some college graduate over the past few years who can't get a good job in his/her field, or pay off those loans. There are retirees living on a fixed income who see their CD interest rates down at least 50% when renewal comes up (from 6% to 4%, if they're lucky). There are decent family people with young kids and mortgages who are seeing jobs dry up.
There are lazy people, of course. There are people doing very well, of course. But, there are also a lot of decent people who see their way of life and economic security evaporating. And, many are able to see that as we lose our sovereignty and independence, the spiral is downward.
Half of the graduates have degrees in useless( save to give professors jobs ) degrees. Furthermore, many have been, more or less, hanging out at the equivilent of high schools avoiding the real world. Alot stay with these attitudes their entire life.
" ...There are retirees living on a fixed income..."
And why and who is responsible for this? If you are not working, or don't have your money out on the street taking risks, why should your income be anything but fixed?
".. who see their CD interest rates down at least 50% when renewal comes up (from 6% to 4%, if they're lucky)..."
Non to low or no risk investments are almost always returned at or near the inflation rate. No risk, no profit.
".. There are decent family people with young kids and mortgages who are seeing jobs dry up."
Move to the jobs. Even the origional Indians were moving. Our whole nation was founded upon movement. The WW II " Job for life " economy has been dead for over twenty years, save standing around in a town, county or government offices.