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POLL: is the American middle class dead?

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Vigorous swollen really tough guy
  05/30/17
lol
floppy national
  05/30/17
?
Vigorous swollen really tough guy
  05/30/17
The stupid American conflation of the working class with the...
pungent institution jap
  05/30/17
its not
at-the-ready depressive
  05/30/17
What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About...
pungent institution jap
  05/30/17
In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is de...
Vigorous swollen really tough guy
  05/30/17
No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class ...
pungent institution jap
  05/30/17
Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you ...
Vigorous swollen really tough guy
  05/30/17
Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power ...
pungent institution jap
  05/30/17
I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll ...
Vigorous swollen really tough guy
  05/30/17
You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or i...
Poppy useless dysfunction keepsake machete
  05/30/17
no. theyre white collar professionals now.
appetizing stain menage
  05/30/17
no it just smells funny
Frozen zombie-like gaping
  05/30/17
americas middle class is doing just fine bro
Heady Brethren
  12/08/25
like ella cook of brown uni
Heady Brethren
  12/09/25
superior anglo culture
nyuug
  12/18/25
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nyuug
  12/23/25
...
Heady Brethren
  12/09/25
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Heady Brethren
  12/10/25
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Heady Brethren
  12/10/25
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Heady Brethren
  12/16/25
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nyuug
  12/21/25
no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.
appetizing stain menage
  12/09/25
NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a...
Impressive indirect expression
  12/10/25
The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.
greedy salmon area wrinkle
  12/11/25


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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: Vigorous swollen really tough guy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#33431269)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: floppy national

lol

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:02 PM
Author: Vigorous swollen really tough guy

?

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:47 PM
Author: pungent institution jap

The stupid American conflation of the working class with the middle class is dead.

The middle class is the 80th-99th percentiles, in the middle between the capitalist class and the workers. It's not the group centered on the mode of the income distribution. The middle class manages the workers and gains professional training.

It's what we call the upper middle class and it's doing fine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#33431693)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:49 PM
Author: at-the-ready depressive

its not

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#33431713)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:51 PM
Author: pungent institution jap

What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About 40% are seeing higher wages, and the bottom 60% are seeing lower wages.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#33431726)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:50 PM
Author: Vigorous swollen really tough guy

In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is defined by income relative to the cost of living and goods. A worker bee in the 60s was middle class because he could afford a home, a car, stay at home wife, and a kid with his income. That was middle class, despite working a blue collar gig

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#33431719)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:53 PM
Author: pungent institution jap

No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class between the rich and the workers, that manages the economy.

The 1960s Affluent Society definition of "middle class" was always political happy talk.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#33431737)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: Vigorous swollen really tough guy

Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you live.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#33431782)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:00 PM
Author: pungent institution jap

Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power relations, not going to the mall.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#33431803)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:12 PM
Author: Vigorous swollen really tough guy

I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll need it to survive and live a decent life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#33431857)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:57 PM
Author: Poppy useless dysfunction keepsake machete

You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or in a 1-2 br in a gentrifying city area and dont spend a dime on GC shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#33431763)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:57 PM
Author: appetizing stain menage

no. theyre white collar professionals now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#33431768)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: Frozen zombie-like gaping

no it just smells funny

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#33431780)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:29 PM
Author: Heady Brethren

americas middle class is doing just fine bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#49495660)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:21 PM
Author: Heady Brethren

like ella cook of brown uni

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#49497320)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)

superior anglo culture

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#49521143)



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Date: December 23rd, 2025 5:52 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#49534989)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: Heady Brethren



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#49498291)



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Date: December 10th, 2025 7:15 PM
Author: Heady Brethren



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#49500549)



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:44 PM
Author: Heady Brethren



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#49501154)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:04 PM
Author: Heady Brethren



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#49515493)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:51 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#49528439)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: appetizing stain menage

no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#49498295)



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:52 PM
Author: Impressive indirect expression

NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a bumpy ride in the middle class, especially because I don’t have a substantial wage income, but things still feel directionally correct.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#49501158)



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Date: December 11th, 2025 12:00 AM
Author: greedy salmon area wrinkle

The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2/en-en/#49501163)