One of the foundational myths of America is that there is no social class but wealth.<p>I suspect that it was never true, though having spent some time in the UK, it is more true in America by far.<p>However, social class still exists here.<p>Case in point: to certain groups of people, Donald Trump represents what they think of as a "regular guy" with tons of money. He's "rich", but not "elite" in their minds.<p>To other people, he looks like a "low class" rich guy -- which sounds very similar, but is the negative-on-Trump view of the same basic notion.<p>(I'm taking a risk using Trump as an example, because he is so polarising that some folks might read this and think I'm either praising or attacking him. I'm not. I have an opinion, which I will not share here. But Trump is an example of someone in the highest wealth category without being in the highest social class, according to both many supporters and many detractors.)