The New York Times has an interesting article about Americans and their attitude towards money. "There is nothing more American than piling up wealth, and yet nothing more un-American than showing it off. "

Frank Rich writes, "When this kind of posturing comes from politicians vying for our vote in an election year, it's harder to laugh. At a minimum it makes one nostalgic for the day when Roosevelts and Kennedys didn't pretend to be anything other than the fat cats they were."

Anyways, it's an interesting article, and at this moment, hard for me to sum up so go and read it yourself.