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POLL: is the American middle class dead?

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boyish spot
  05/30/17
lol
Plum theatre
  05/30/17
?
boyish spot
  05/30/17
The stupid American conflation of the working class with the...
Pea-brained Regret
  05/30/17
its not
Trip lime dysfunction
  05/30/17
What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About...
Pea-brained Regret
  05/30/17
In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is de...
boyish spot
  05/30/17
No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class ...
Pea-brained Regret
  05/30/17
Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you ...
boyish spot
  05/30/17
Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power ...
Pea-brained Regret
  05/30/17
I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll ...
boyish spot
  05/30/17
You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or i...
orange misunderstood coffee pot
  05/30/17
no. theyre white collar professionals now.
indecent tank new version
  05/30/17
no it just smells funny
Bat shit crazy nofapping water buffalo
  05/30/17
americas middle class is doing just fine bro
free-loading lemon hall
  12/08/25
like ella cook of brown uni
free-loading lemon hall
  12/09/25
superior anglo culture
free-loading lemon hall
  12/18/25
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nyuug
  12/23/25
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nyuug
  12/25/25
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free-loading lemon hall
  12/09/25
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free-loading lemon hall
  12/10/25
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free-loading lemon hall
  12/10/25
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free-loading lemon hall
  12/16/25
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nyuug
  12/21/25
no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.
indecent tank new version
  12/09/25
NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a...
Well-lubricated Skinny Woman
  12/10/25
The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.
canary charismatic trailer park
  12/11/25


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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: boyish spot



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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: Plum theatre

lol

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:02 PM
Author: boyish spot

?

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:47 PM
Author: Pea-brained Regret

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: Trip lime dysfunction

its not

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:51 PM
Author: Pea-brained Regret

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\u0026hid=#33431726)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:50 PM
Author: boyish spot

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: Pea-brained Regret

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\u0026hid=#33431737)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: boyish spot

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\u0026hid=#33431782)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:00 PM
Author: Pea-brained Regret

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\u0026hid=#33431803)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:12 PM
Author: boyish spot

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\u0026hid=#33431857)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:57 PM
Author: orange misunderstood coffee pot

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: indecent tank new version

no. theyre white collar professionals now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#33431768)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: Bat shit crazy nofapping water buffalo

no it just smells funny

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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:29 PM
Author: free-loading lemon hall

americas middle class is doing just fine bro

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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:21 PM
Author: free-loading lemon hall

like ella cook of brown uni

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Date: December 18th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: free-loading lemon hall

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 9th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: free-loading lemon hall



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Date: December 10th, 2025 7:15 PM
Author: free-loading lemon hall



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:44 PM
Author: free-loading lemon hall



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:04 PM
Author: free-loading lemon hall



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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: indecent tank new version

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49498295)



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:52 PM
Author: Well-lubricated Skinny Woman

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\u0026hid=#49501158)



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Date: December 11th, 2025 12:00 AM
Author: canary charismatic trailer park

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2\u0026hid=#49501163)