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POLL: is the American middle class dead?

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overrated plum pocket flask
  05/30/17
lol
Odious spot juggernaut
  05/30/17
?
overrated plum pocket flask
  05/30/17
The stupid American conflation of the working class with the...
Lavender point round eye
  05/30/17
its not
Copper laughsome death wish
  05/30/17
What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About...
Lavender point round eye
  05/30/17
In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is de...
overrated plum pocket flask
  05/30/17
No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class ...
Lavender point round eye
  05/30/17
Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you ...
overrated plum pocket flask
  05/30/17
Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power ...
Lavender point round eye
  05/30/17
I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll ...
overrated plum pocket flask
  05/30/17
You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or i...
Zippy drab stag film really tough guy
  05/30/17
no. theyre white collar professionals now.
bistre thriller national electric furnace
  05/30/17
no it just smells funny
mint newt
  05/30/17
americas middle class is doing just fine bro
vigorous depressive hell
  12/08/25
like ella cook of brown uni
vigorous depressive hell
  12/09/25
superior anglo culture
nyuug
  12/18/25
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vigorous depressive hell
  12/09/25
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vigorous depressive hell
  12/10/25
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vigorous depressive hell
  12/10/25
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nyuug
  12/16/25
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nyuug
  12/21/25
no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.
bistre thriller national electric furnace
  12/09/25
NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a...
Electric messiness selfie
  12/10/25
The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.
know-it-all ungodly regret
  12/11/25


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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: overrated plum pocket flask



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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: Odious spot juggernaut

lol

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:02 PM
Author: overrated plum pocket flask

?

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:47 PM
Author: Lavender point round eye

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: Copper laughsome death wish

its not

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:51 PM
Author: Lavender point round eye

What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About 40% are seeing higher wages, and the bottom 60% are seeing lower wages.

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:50 PM
Author: overrated plum pocket flask

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: Lavender point round eye

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=2).#33431737)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: overrated plum pocket flask

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2).#33431782)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:00 PM
Author: Lavender point round eye

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=2).#33431803)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:12 PM
Author: overrated plum pocket flask

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=2).#33431857)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:57 PM
Author: Zippy drab stag film really tough guy

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=2).#33431763)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:57 PM
Author: bistre thriller national electric furnace

no. theyre white collar professionals now.

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



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: mint newt

no it just smells funny

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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:29 PM
Author: vigorous depressive hell

americas middle class is doing just fine bro

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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:21 PM
Author: vigorous depressive hell

like ella cook of brown uni

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Date: December 18th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)

superior anglo culture

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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: vigorous depressive hell



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2).#49498291)



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Date: December 10th, 2025 7:15 PM
Author: vigorous depressive hell



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:44 PM
Author: vigorous depressive hell



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2).#49501154)



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:04 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:51 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2).#49528439)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: bistre thriller national electric furnace

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

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



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:52 PM
Author: Electric messiness selfie

NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a bumpy ride in the middle class, especially because I don’t have a substantial wage income, but things still feel directionally correct.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2).#49501158)



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Date: December 11th, 2025 12:00 AM
Author: know-it-all ungodly regret

The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2).#49501163)