Is the U.S. Ready for Post-Middle-Class Politics?

Re:Is the U.S. Ready for Post-Middle-Class Politics? by gnu8 on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @04:51PM (#11584429)

That's missing the point. Everyone knows the middle class has been gutted to benefit the one percent. The problem now is: how does a national political campaign appeal to the vast population without referring to them as the middle class, or as something realistic but depressing, or with some sort of hollow and transparent euphemism like "everyday Americans"?

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Re:Is the U.S. Ready for Post-Middle-Class Politics? by oldmanjay on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @05:09PM (#11584592)

Whenever "everyone knows" something so complicated, you can be certain it's a religious belief, not a fact

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Re:Is the U.S. Ready for Post-Middle-Class Politics? by nostrademons on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @05:58PM (#11584917)

I wish I could respond to each of the other two comments responding to you (by auntyJemima and ffnewfkjewf) with a referral to the other:

   - "Whenever "everyone knows" something so complicated, you can be certain it's a religious belief, not a fact"
     - "Are you crazy or in denial? Are you not aware of the many publications released about how we are no longer even close to the prosperity of the 1940s-1970s as regular Americans?"
        - "According to who?"
     - "According to who?"
        - "Are you crazy or in denial? Are you not aware of the many publications released about how we are no longer even close to the prosperity of the 1940s-1970s as regular Americans?"

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Re:Is the U.S. Ready for Post-Middle-Class Politics? by auntyJemima on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @05:24PM (#11584692)

Are you crazy or in denial? Are you not aware of the many publications released about how we are no longer even close to the prosperity of the 1940s-1970s as regular Americans?

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Re:Is the U.S. Ready for Post-Middle-Class Politics? by refurb on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @05:55PM (#11584902)

Properity measured how? On average Americans are far better off now than in the 1970's if you think about income.

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Re:Is the U.S. Ready for Post-Middle-Class Politics? by hanoz on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @07:34PM (#11585480)

Measured by the amount of labour required to live a comfortable life? You say we're better off now but can a typical skilled or semi skilled worker today support a family in a secure home as was the case in previous generations?

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Re:Is the U.S. Ready for Post-Middle-Class Politics? by refurb on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @08:53PM (#11585867)

Measured by the amount of labour required to live a comfortable life?

How do you define a "comfortable life"? I'm thinking the goal posts are constantly moving and that's why people think things were better back in the 1970's. Not blaming anyone for it, it's the human condition to always want things to be better.

Let's see: 1940's - WW2, America is just coming out of a 15 year recession 1950's - Constant threat of nuclear war, Korean War, economically things are looking up 1960's - Numerous race riots, economy is still doing relatively well 1970's - Rampant inflation, rather stagflation, gas shortages

I've asked my family (older generations) and they agree things are way better now. And they aren't what you'd even call middle class.

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Re:Is the U.S. Ready for Post-Middle-Class Politics? by blue_dinner on Thursday April 28, 2016 @12:09AM (#11586516)

Yes. I can support a family and own a house with an average income in the Midwest. I also don't have to work in a factory or destroy my body physically.

I can do it all from the comfort of a temperature controlled office.

Many people seem to think they need to live in New York or San Francisco to live the good life.

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Re:Is the U.S. Ready for Post-Middle-Class Politics? by metaphorm on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @05:59PM (#11584925)

Here, I did 30 seconds worth of work for you:

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&e...

read some of that. you might find it helps you know what you're talking about.

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Re:Is the U.S. Ready for Post-Middle-Class Politics? by ffnewfkjewf on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @05:18PM (#11584649)

According to who?

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