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26 Oct 11
Originally posted by sh76Upper middle class. My parents were lower middle class.
If this is too personal, just ignore...
But how many here do and do not consider themselves part of the "middle class"?
I'm going to hazard a guess that at least 3/4 of us consider ourselves among the middle class.
I have a point coming, but let's start with this question.
I think in the 1980s there was a poll which indicated that over 90 percent of the population identified as middle class.
26 Oct 11
Originally posted by sh76Upper middle class, but you sure couldn't tell by how we live!
If this is too personal, just ignore...
But how many here do and do not consider themselves part of the "middle class"?
I'm going to hazard a guess that at least 3/4 of us consider ourselves among the middle class.
I have a point coming, but let's start with this question.
26 Oct 11
Originally posted by sh76Upper class, quite possibly in that infamous top percentile.
If this is too personal, just ignore...
But how many here do and do not consider themselves part of the "middle class"?
I'm going to hazard a guess that at least 3/4 of us consider ourselves among the middle class.
I have a point coming, but let's start with this question.
26 Oct 11
Originally posted by sh76Considering my income is pretty much above the median income in the states and we are doing fairly well I would say middle class - possibly approaching the higher of the middle class.
If this is too personal, just ignore...
But how many here do and do not consider themselves part of the "middle class"?
I'm going to hazard a guess that at least 3/4 of us consider ourselves among the middle class.
I have a point coming, but let's start with this question.
I think I know what you are getting at and I think it is valid, but I'll let you make it until you get out of line 😛
26 Oct 11
Originally posted by sh76Poor, trailer park poor.
If this is too personal, just ignore...
But how many here do and do not consider themselves part of the "middle class"?
I'm going to hazard a guess that at least 3/4 of us consider ourselves among the middle class.
I have a point coming, but let's start with this question.
26 Oct 11
Originally posted by PsychoPawnSurely he could "get at" any number of different things, considering the state of national political dialogue?
Considering my income is pretty much above the median income in the states and we are doing fairly well I would say middle class - possibly approaching the higher of the middle class.
I think I know what you are getting at and I think it is valid, but I'll let you make it until you get out of line 😛
26 Oct 11
Okay. So most of us consider ourselves basically in the middle class.
Both political parties are constantly harping on helping the middle class. The right accuses the left of only caring about the poor and not the "middle class" and the left accuses the right of only caring about the rich and not the "middle class."
So, isn't all of this political rhetoric about preserving and helping the middle class just a lot of self-serving hogwash? We all want to identify with this group but the trend seems to be to always whine that this middle class is getting the short end of the stick.
When people complain that government or politicians forget or don't care about the middle class, are they really trying to glorify themselves while at the same times using the one remaining politically acceptable whine about maltreatment?
Is even discussing the maltreatment of the middle class tantamount to the "class warfare" we all (or most) profess to despise?
26 Oct 11
Originally posted by sh76The very idea of identifying with a class, and creating political advantage toward one class or another is what the matter of factions in Federalist #11.
Okay. So most of us consider ourselves basically in the middle class.
Both political parties are constantly harping on helping the middle class. The right accuses the left of only caring about the poor and not the "middle class" and the left accuses the right of only caring about the rich and not the "middle class."
So, isn't all of this political rhetori ...[text shortened]... the middle class tantamount to the "class warfare" we all (or most) profess to despise?
27 Oct 11
Originally posted by sh76I don't think so. I think the fact that the "middle class" is not completely well defined by many doesn't mean that it's class warfare.
Is even discussing the maltreatment of the middle class tantamount to the "class warfare" we all (or most) profess to despise?
I think the reason politicians bandy it about is that many, if not most, people see themselves as being in it and so pandering to that makes sense.
If you wanted to talk about what benefits the middle class then I guess you'd have to start at least with at least a general definition.
