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POLL: is the American middle class dead?

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ocher market
  05/30/17
lol
Dark self-centered piazza
  05/30/17
?
ocher market
  05/30/17
The stupid American conflation of the working class with the...
Sepia frum boltzmann cruise ship
  05/30/17
its not
Rose kitchen
  05/30/17
What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About...
Sepia frum boltzmann cruise ship
  05/30/17
In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is de...
ocher market
  05/30/17
No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class ...
Sepia frum boltzmann cruise ship
  05/30/17
Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you ...
ocher market
  05/30/17
Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power ...
Sepia frum boltzmann cruise ship
  05/30/17
I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll ...
ocher market
  05/30/17
You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or i...
Blue Plaza Affirmative Action
  05/30/17
no. theyre white collar professionals now.
abusive salmon hospital
  05/30/17
no it just smells funny
vibrant milk
  05/30/17
americas middle class is doing just fine bro
hairraiser arrogant juggernaut
  12/08/25
like ella cook of brown uni
hairraiser arrogant juggernaut
  12/09/25
superior anglo culture
hairraiser arrogant juggernaut
  12/18/25
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nyuug
  12/23/25
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nyuug
  12/25/25
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nyuug
  12/28/25
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hairraiser arrogant juggernaut
  12/09/25
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hairraiser arrogant juggernaut
  12/10/25
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hairraiser arrogant juggernaut
  12/10/25
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hairraiser arrogant juggernaut
  12/16/25
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hairraiser arrogant juggernaut
  12/21/25
no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.
abusive salmon hospital
  12/09/25
NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a...
razzle shimmering school cafeteria legend
  12/10/25
The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.
sable sweet tailpipe
  12/11/25
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Watcher in the Woods
  12/28/25


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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: ocher market



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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: Dark self-centered piazza

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2#33431273)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:02 PM
Author: ocher market

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2#33431307)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:47 PM
Author: Sepia frum boltzmann cruise ship

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: Rose kitchen

its not

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2#33431713)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:51 PM
Author: Sepia frum boltzmann cruise ship

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: ocher market

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: Sepia frum boltzmann cruise ship

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: ocher market

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: Sepia frum boltzmann cruise ship

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: ocher market

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: Blue Plaza Affirmative Action

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: abusive salmon hospital

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: vibrant milk

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: hairraiser arrogant juggernaut

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: hairraiser arrogant juggernaut

like ella cook of brown uni

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2#49497320)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: hairraiser arrogant juggernaut

superior anglo culture

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2#49521143)



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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 28th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: nyuug



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: hairraiser arrogant juggernaut



(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: hairraiser arrogant juggernaut



(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: hairraiser arrogant juggernaut



(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: hairraiser arrogant juggernaut



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:51 PM
Author: hairraiser arrogant juggernaut



(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: abusive salmon hospital

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: razzle shimmering school cafeteria legend

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: sable sweet tailpipe

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)



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Date: December 28th, 2025 8:42 PM
Author: Watcher in the Woods



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2#49545950)