Where the Middle Class Is Shrinking

Re:Where the Middle Class Is Shrinking by dragonwriter on Friday May 13, 2016 @12:31PM (#11691354)

> Does it matter if you're capturing the middle 20% or the middle 60% of the country? Not really.

Its actually capturing a multiplier below and above the median. If it was capturing a fixed percentage in the middle, then the share in the "middle class" could not change over time...

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Re:Where the Middle Class Is Shrinking by dragontamer on Friday May 13, 2016 @12:54PM (#11691521)

Lol, good point. But you'd be able to see the income spread of the middle class.

Its the spread that matters, and holding the income multiplier steady and then looking at %...

Or holding the % steady (then looking at the income numbers)...

That doesn't matter. Really. They all measure the spread away from the median over time.

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