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POLL: is the American middle class dead?

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beta spruce field gunner
  05/30/17
lol
concupiscible nibblets
  05/30/17
?
beta spruce field gunner
  05/30/17
The stupid American conflation of the working class with the...
Irradiated Crystalline Sweet Tailpipe Internal Respiration
  05/30/17
its not
poppy beady-eyed market
  05/30/17
What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About...
Irradiated Crystalline Sweet Tailpipe Internal Respiration
  05/30/17
In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is de...
beta spruce field gunner
  05/30/17
No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class ...
Irradiated Crystalline Sweet Tailpipe Internal Respiration
  05/30/17
Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you ...
beta spruce field gunner
  05/30/17
Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power ...
Irradiated Crystalline Sweet Tailpipe Internal Respiration
  05/30/17
I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll ...
beta spruce field gunner
  05/30/17
You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or i...
judgmental hell kitty
  05/30/17
no. theyre white collar professionals now.
Puce factory reset button
  05/30/17
no it just smells funny
Vengeful pearly casino preventive strike
  05/30/17
americas middle class is doing just fine bro
nyuug
  12/08/25
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nyuug
  12/09/25
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nyuug
  12/09/25
no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.
Ozzie Canseco
  12/09/25


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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: beta spruce field gunner



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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: concupiscible nibblets

lol

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:02 PM
Author: beta spruce field gunner

?

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:47 PM
Author: Irradiated Crystalline Sweet Tailpipe Internal Respiration

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.

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:49 PM
Author: poppy beady-eyed market

its not

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:51 PM
Author: Irradiated Crystalline Sweet Tailpipe Internal Respiration

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=2в#33431726)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:50 PM
Author: beta spruce field gunner

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

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:53 PM
Author: Irradiated Crystalline Sweet Tailpipe Internal Respiration

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=2в#33431737)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: beta spruce field gunner

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

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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:00 PM
Author: Irradiated Crystalline Sweet Tailpipe Internal Respiration

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=2в#33431803)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:12 PM
Author: beta spruce field gunner

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=2в#33431857)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:57 PM
Author: judgmental hell kitty

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=2в#33431763)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:57 PM
Author: Puce factory reset button

no. theyre white collar professionals now.

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



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: Vengeful pearly casino preventive strike

no it just smells funny

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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:29 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)

americas middle class is doing just fine bro

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



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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:21 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: Ozzie Canseco

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

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