Re:What’s Behind the Ballooning Upper Middle Class? Education
by massysett on Sunday July 17, 2016 @10:52PM
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There's no official or scientific definition of "middle class". Maybe it means the middle 95 percent. Triple the median still puts you well below the top 1 percent and below millionaire or billionaire. Since current political rhetoric singles those folks out as rich, it's no wonder most folks below that level would call themselves "middle class".
Re:What’s Behind the Ballooning Upper Middle Class? Education
by eli_gottlieb on Sunday July 17, 2016 @09:37PM
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>That's both salaries mother and father combined. You've got to be kidding me if having a takehome income literally TRIPLE the median constitutes "middle class".
Look, I don't even think "middle class" is a meaningful term. Don't ask me.
Re:What’s Behind the Ballooning Upper Middle Class? Education
by dragontamer on Monday July 18, 2016 @01:40AM
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This is actually be the most rational response I've gotten so far.
That's both salaries mother and father combined. You've got to be kidding me if having a takehome income literally TRIPLE the median constitutes "middle class".