Hampton McMansions Herald a Return to Excess

[bedstuy]

I don't buy this Yankee understated heritage point. 

In pure material terms, there were not as many insanely wealthy people in 1900 or 1950.  Plus, the average single family home is more than double what it was back then.  So, the baseline expectation is a much larger home for every person.  The underlying problem is not the attitudes of the "New Money," it's that the gross wealth inequality.