Modern elites live in bubbles of liberal affluence like Ann Arbor, Brookline, the Upper West Side, Palo Alto, or Chevy Chase. These places used to have impoverished neighborhoods nearby, but the poor people got chased out by young singles living in group homes, hipsters, and urban homesteading gay couples.

Related Quotes

Why do elites hate the poor? It's xenophobia. They don't know any poor people - except their off-the-books Brazilian nanny and illegal immigrant cleaning lady from Upper Revolta who don't speak English.

— P. J. O'Rourke

AnyCleaningElites

I used to live on Riverside Park in New York, on the Upper West Side.

— Kevin Bacon

LiveNewNew York

The poor are an especially important resource for innovation when they have the bravery and pluck to get out of the poor places in which they're living.

— P. J. O'Rourke

BraveryGetImportant

There are a bunch of places to stay in Des Moines, but I'd suggest finding a place on the west side of town. It's a great urban area that has a lot to offer tourists.

— Zach Johnson

AreaBunchFinding

West Side Story.

— Chita Rivera