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POLL: is the American middle class dead?

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180 flushed background story juggernaut
  05/30/17
lol
cheese-eating painfully honest den
  05/30/17
?
180 flushed background story juggernaut
  05/30/17
The stupid American conflation of the working class with the...
cobalt forum
  05/30/17
its not
Insane Histrionic Ticket Booth Mood
  05/30/17
What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About...
cobalt forum
  05/30/17
In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is de...
180 flushed background story juggernaut
  05/30/17
No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class ...
cobalt forum
  05/30/17
Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you ...
180 flushed background story juggernaut
  05/30/17
Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power ...
cobalt forum
  05/30/17
I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll ...
180 flushed background story juggernaut
  05/30/17
You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or i...
territorial elite indian lodge sound barrier
  05/30/17
no. theyre white collar professionals now.
haunting spot
  05/30/17
no it just smells funny
Sadistic dilemma
  05/30/17
americas middle class is doing just fine bro
Puce violent clown cruise ship
  12/08/25
like ella cook of brown uni
Puce violent clown cruise ship
  12/09/25
superior anglo culture
Puce violent clown cruise ship
  12/18/25
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nyuug
  12/23/25
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nyuug
  12/25/25
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Puce violent clown cruise ship
  12/09/25
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Puce violent clown cruise ship
  12/10/25
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Puce violent clown cruise ship
  12/10/25
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Puce violent clown cruise ship
  12/16/25
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nyuug
  12/21/25
no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.
haunting spot
  12/09/25
NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a...
Self-absorbed locale
  12/10/25
The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.
talented tattoo school
  12/11/25


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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: 180 flushed background story juggernaut



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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: cheese-eating painfully honest den

lol

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:02 PM
Author: 180 flushed background story juggernaut

?

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:47 PM
Author: cobalt forum

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2:#33431693)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:49 PM
Author: Insane Histrionic Ticket Booth Mood

its not

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:51 PM
Author: cobalt forum

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2:#33431726)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:50 PM
Author: 180 flushed background story juggernaut

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2:#33431719)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:53 PM
Author: cobalt forum

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: 180 flushed background story juggernaut

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: cobalt forum

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: 180 flushed background story juggernaut

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: territorial elite indian lodge sound barrier

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: haunting spot

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: Sadistic dilemma

no it just smells funny

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2:#33431780)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:29 PM
Author: Puce violent clown cruise ship

americas middle class is doing just fine bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2:#49495660)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:21 PM
Author: Puce violent clown cruise ship

like ella cook of brown uni

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Date: December 18th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: Puce violent clown cruise ship

superior anglo culture

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Date: December 23rd, 2025 5:52 PM
Author: nyuug (Gangnam WGWAG Playboy)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2:#49534989)



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Date: December 25th, 2025 10:16 PM
Author: nyuug



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: Puce violent clown cruise ship



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Date: December 10th, 2025 7:15 PM
Author: Puce violent clown cruise ship



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2:#49500549)



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:44 PM
Author: Puce violent clown cruise ship



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:04 PM
Author: Puce violent clown cruise ship



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



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: haunting spot

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: Self-absorbed locale

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: talented tattoo school

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)