An interesting feature of Murican humans is that the overwhelming majority of them are concerned (almost obsessed) with what those with more than they possess have, and care not a tinker's damn about what those with less than they possess have. Moreover, most of them think they have substantially less (in the relative sense) than they do. For instance, if you ask a married couple (both degreed, making 50K a piece) they'll tell you they are "middle class". Then look at the IRS statistics, they're in the top 10%. Inform them of that and they are dumbfounded.

The problem may simply be that not enough people are concerned with people not doing as well as they, and too many are concerned with how well people are doing better than they are.

That was awkward, perhaps this is better: "Too many people look up and not enough look down, never realizing where they truly are."