No, TV is not a microcosm of American society at large. Firstly, it does not have a permanent welfare class as has been created in this country. TV do not have welfare mothers breeding new generation of welfare mothers while contributing nothing to society. On the other end of the economic spectrum, TV does not have the super wealthy class. There may be some few exceptions among residents, but we really don't have the Fortune 500 CEOs, Westchester Country Club members, or Hollywood elite. But approaching either end economically, we do have representation. There are a number of people here who exist solely on Social Security, not an easy task. The Family (the developer ~~ owners and residents) are apparently quite well off and like so many people in similar situations in overall society, they use their wealth entrepreneurially to create a multitude of jobs. Some other residents are very, very comfortable and use their wealth for investments, again providing capital for growth and jobs. The vast majority of us, however, are blatantly middle class with enough money to get by and a bit of a nest egg for emergencies. Many, many TV residents are here only because they were able to sell their homes "up north" for a considerable profit to finance the move here.

Politically, TV is a bit more conservative than the rest of American society, but not that much more so than their socioeconomic peers in that society. Certainly TV has it's lunatic fringe on both wings, but they are here primarily for entertainment value. Occasionally they do succeed in imposing their idiotic ideas on the majority, but are for the most part pretty harmless. However, by eliminating a very large subclass, this allows TV in general to be slightly older, better educated, and wealthier than society. And as any study will demonstrate, the older, more intelligent, and more experienced one is, the more like he/she will be conservative.