Social Class in the U.S. Today

After watching several videos on the PBS website about People Like Us: Social Class in America, I am presented with the question "How much do you think social class matters in the U.S. today?". From what I have observed, I think it probably matters too much to most people. Almost everything you do, buy, or wear gives people a certain indication to what social class you are in. Apparently people are more drawn to other people in the same social class as them. They share common interests and can relate more, which makes them feel comfortable.

I think social class matters a lot because everyone cares about what other people think of them. People are very judgmental, and will judge you on just about everything you do. If you dress nice, have expensive furniture, and go to fancy restaurants people will be envious of you. And who doesn't want to be envied? It makes you feel important and better than others. We all stress the fact that everyone is equal, but our actions show otherwise. I think our nature is too selfish to truly believe that everyone is equal, which is very troubling and sad.