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POLL: is the American middle class dead?

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histrionic base
  05/30/17
lol
Translucent metal locale roommate
  05/30/17
?
histrionic base
  05/30/17
The stupid American conflation of the working class with the...
cruel-hearted set police squad
  05/30/17
its not
pale philosopher-king stead
  05/30/17
What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About...
cruel-hearted set police squad
  05/30/17
In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is de...
histrionic base
  05/30/17
No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class ...
cruel-hearted set police squad
  05/30/17
Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you ...
histrionic base
  05/30/17
Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power ...
cruel-hearted set police squad
  05/30/17
I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll ...
histrionic base
  05/30/17
You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or i...
Razzmatazz property sneaky criminal
  05/30/17
no. theyre white collar professionals now.
Puce depressive candlestick maker
  05/30/17
no it just smells funny
Exhilarant really tough guy nursing home
  05/30/17
americas middle class is doing just fine bro
Geriatric range cumskin
  12/08/25
like ella cook of brown uni
Geriatric range cumskin
  12/09/25
superior anglo culture
Geriatric range cumskin
  12/18/25
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nyuug
  12/23/25
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nyuug
  12/25/25
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Geriatric range cumskin
  12/09/25
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Geriatric range cumskin
  12/10/25
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Geriatric range cumskin
  12/10/25
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Geriatric range cumskin
  12/16/25
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nyuug
  12/21/25
no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.
Puce depressive candlestick maker
  12/09/25
NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a...
cerebral insecure locus internal respiration
  12/10/25
The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.
Orchid Flickering Kitty Cat
  12/11/25


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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: histrionic base



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2Elisa#33431269)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: Translucent metal locale roommate

lol

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:02 PM
Author: histrionic base

?

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:47 PM
Author: cruel-hearted set police squad

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=2Elisa#33431693)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:49 PM
Author: pale philosopher-king stead

its not

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



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:51 PM
Author: cruel-hearted set police squad

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=2Elisa#33431726)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:50 PM
Author: histrionic base

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=2Elisa#33431719)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:53 PM
Author: cruel-hearted set police squad

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=2Elisa#33431737)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: histrionic base

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=2Elisa#33431782)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:00 PM
Author: cruel-hearted set police squad

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=2Elisa#33431803)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:12 PM
Author: histrionic base

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=2Elisa#33431857)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:57 PM
Author: Razzmatazz property sneaky criminal

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=2Elisa#33431763)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:57 PM
Author: Puce depressive candlestick maker

no. theyre white collar professionals now.

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



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: Exhilarant really tough guy nursing home

no it just smells funny

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



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:29 PM
Author: Geriatric range cumskin

americas middle class is doing just fine bro

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



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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:21 PM
Author: Geriatric range cumskin

like ella cook of brown uni

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



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Date: December 18th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: Geriatric range cumskin

superior anglo culture

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2Elisa#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=2Elisa#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: Geriatric range cumskin



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Date: December 10th, 2025 7:15 PM
Author: Geriatric range cumskin



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:44 PM
Author: Geriatric range cumskin



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:04 PM
Author: Geriatric range cumskin



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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: Puce depressive candlestick maker

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

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



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:52 PM
Author: cerebral insecure locus internal respiration

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=2Elisa#49501158)



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Date: December 11th, 2025 12:00 AM
Author: Orchid Flickering Kitty Cat

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

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