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POLL: is the American middle class dead?

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Olive stirring point
  05/30/17
lol
wine heaven chad
  05/30/17
?
Olive stirring point
  05/30/17
The stupid American conflation of the working class with the...
Passionate bossy roommate
  05/30/17
its not
Diverse patrolman potus
  05/30/17
What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About...
Passionate bossy roommate
  05/30/17
In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is de...
Olive stirring point
  05/30/17
No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class ...
Passionate bossy roommate
  05/30/17
Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you ...
Olive stirring point
  05/30/17
Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power ...
Passionate bossy roommate
  05/30/17
I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll ...
Olive stirring point
  05/30/17
You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or i...
Crimson heady locale skinny woman
  05/30/17
no. theyre white collar professionals now.
godawful mother liquid oxygen
  05/30/17
no it just smells funny
Curious anal trump supporter
  05/30/17
americas middle class is doing just fine bro
Hairraiser School
  12/08/25
like ella cook of brown uni
Hairraiser School
  12/09/25
superior anglo culture
Hairraiser School
  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 School
  12/09/25
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Hairraiser School
  12/10/25
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Hairraiser School
  12/10/25
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Hairraiser School
  12/16/25
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Hairraiser School
  12/21/25
no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.
godawful mother liquid oxygen
  12/09/25
NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a...
sexy theatre
  12/10/25
The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.
sienna coldplay fan factory reset button
  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: Olive stirring point



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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: wine heaven chad

lol

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:02 PM
Author: Olive stirring point

?

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:47 PM
Author: Passionate bossy roommate

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: Diverse patrolman potus

its not

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:51 PM
Author: Passionate bossy roommate

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: Olive stirring point

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: Passionate bossy roommate

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: Olive stirring point

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: Passionate bossy roommate

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: Olive stirring point

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: Crimson heady locale skinny woman

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: godawful mother liquid oxygen

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: Curious anal trump supporter

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 School

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 School

like ella cook of brown uni

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Date: December 18th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: Hairraiser School

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 28th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: nyuug



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: Hairraiser School



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Date: December 10th, 2025 7:15 PM
Author: Hairraiser School



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:44 PM
Author: Hairraiser School



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:04 PM
Author: Hairraiser School



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:51 PM
Author: Hairraiser School



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: godawful mother liquid oxygen

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: sexy theatre

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: sienna coldplay fan factory reset button

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)