"The real economy" as a phrase should be taken out back and shot.
People mad that they can't get $30/hour to do unskilled labor these days; take it out on those who got an education and applied it.
What's wrong with that?
It's counterproductive. It brings nothing to the unskilled workers, but being hated by the rest of the population, which doesn't help to receive help. Also, it's splitting the working and middle classes, so they don't focus on their common enemy, which is the real enemy. Upper finance.