So why is it that when Lakewood became all about the money it didn't at least remain a place for the original community it was founded for to fight about money?
Ah, this I can answer. Lakewood doesn't belong to a particular sect, Lakewood 'belongs' to yeshivaleit. Broadly, this includes all who learnt in litvish style yeshivos. The chassidim aren't the issue, they are self contained and very new, the materialism is brought in by Bnei Flatbush etc. and homegrown Lakewood Alumnus, who consider themselves as part of the original vision, since they are the contemporaries and friends of those who are still learning, and they too spent years pre and post marriage in kollel. Like @CBC, for example
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think you would be possible to have a city of people just learning there will be nobody to support them.
In order to have a city of people learning the whole day you have to have an equal balance of working people
I think what the 'old school' guys are looking for are old school Lakewood Baaleibatim, like Dr. Shanik. Simple people who want to live in a yeshiva community so as to feel a sense of belonging and closeness to the yeshiva. And to answer your question, there were 48 Arei leviim. No one 'worked' there.
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