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POLL: is the American middle class dead?

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slate toaster
  05/30/17
lol
Zippy obsidian associate stage
  05/30/17
?
slate toaster
  05/30/17
The stupid American conflation of the working class with the...
outnumbered boyish striped hyena
  05/30/17
its not
blathering cumskin
  05/30/17
What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About...
outnumbered boyish striped hyena
  05/30/17
In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is de...
slate toaster
  05/30/17
No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class ...
outnumbered boyish striped hyena
  05/30/17
Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you ...
slate toaster
  05/30/17
Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power ...
outnumbered boyish striped hyena
  05/30/17
I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll ...
slate toaster
  05/30/17
You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or i...
Sexy organic girlfriend
  05/30/17
no. theyre white collar professionals now.
frozen property patrolman
  05/30/17
no it just smells funny
Geriatric cruel-hearted dysfunction
  05/30/17
americas middle class is doing just fine bro
free-loading cordovan partner
  12/08/25
like ella cook of brown uni
free-loading cordovan partner
  12/09/25
superior anglo culture
free-loading cordovan partner
  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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free-loading cordovan partner
  12/09/25
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free-loading cordovan partner
  12/10/25
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free-loading cordovan partner
  12/10/25
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free-loading cordovan partner
  12/16/25
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free-loading cordovan partner
  12/21/25
no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.
frozen property patrolman
  12/09/25
NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a...
High-end poppy idea he suggested
  12/10/25
The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.
lascivious selfie state
  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: slate toaster



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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: Zippy obsidian associate stage

lol

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:02 PM
Author: slate toaster

?

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:47 PM
Author: outnumbered boyish striped hyena

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: blathering cumskin

its not

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:51 PM
Author: outnumbered boyish striped hyena

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: slate toaster

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: outnumbered boyish striped hyena

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.

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: slate toaster

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

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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:00 PM
Author: outnumbered boyish striped hyena

Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power relations, not going to the mall.

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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:12 PM
Author: slate toaster

I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll need it to survive and live a decent life.

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:57 PM
Author: Sexy organic girlfriend

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

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:57 PM
Author: frozen property patrolman

no. theyre white collar professionals now.

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: Geriatric cruel-hearted dysfunction

no it just smells funny

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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:29 PM
Author: free-loading cordovan partner

americas middle class is doing just fine bro

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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:21 PM
Author: free-loading cordovan partner

like ella cook of brown uni

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Date: December 18th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: free-loading cordovan partner

superior anglo culture

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



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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: free-loading cordovan partner



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Date: December 10th, 2025 7:15 PM
Author: free-loading cordovan partner



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:44 PM
Author: free-loading cordovan partner



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:04 PM
Author: free-loading cordovan partner



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:51 PM
Author: free-loading cordovan partner



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: frozen property patrolman

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

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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:52 PM
Author: High-end poppy idea he suggested

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...id#49501158)



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Date: December 11th, 2025 12:00 AM
Author: lascivious selfie state

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

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



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



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