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POLL: is the American middle class dead?

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Deranged Carmine Affirmative Action
  05/30/17
lol
Embarrassed To The Bone Pisswyrm
  05/30/17
?
Deranged Carmine Affirmative Action
  05/30/17
The stupid American conflation of the working class with the...
mildly autistic regret
  05/30/17
its not
harsh set
  05/30/17
What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About...
mildly autistic regret
  05/30/17
In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is de...
Deranged Carmine Affirmative Action
  05/30/17
No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class ...
mildly autistic regret
  05/30/17
Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you ...
Deranged Carmine Affirmative Action
  05/30/17
Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power ...
mildly autistic regret
  05/30/17
I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll ...
Deranged Carmine Affirmative Action
  05/30/17
You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or i...
Misunderstood soggy step-uncle's house
  05/30/17
no. theyre white collar professionals now.
plum public bath
  05/30/17
no it just smells funny
Thirsty School Cafeteria Trust Fund
  05/30/17
americas middle class is doing just fine bro
Thriller Knife
  12/08/25
like ella cook of brown uni
Thriller Knife
  12/09/25
superior anglo culture
Thriller Knife
  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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Thriller Knife
  12/09/25
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Thriller Knife
  12/10/25
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Thriller Knife
  12/10/25
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Thriller Knife
  12/16/25
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Thriller Knife
  12/21/25
no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.
plum public bath
  12/09/25
NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a...
Stirring metal keepsake machete sandwich
  12/10/25
The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.
Charcoal Therapy
  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: Deranged Carmine Affirmative Action



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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: Embarrassed To The Bone Pisswyrm

lol

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:02 PM
Author: Deranged Carmine Affirmative Action

?

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:47 PM
Author: mildly autistic 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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#33431693)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:49 PM
Author: harsh set

its not

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#33431713)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:51 PM
Author: mildly autistic 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\u0026mark_id=5310481#33431726)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:50 PM
Author: Deranged Carmine Affirmative Action

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#33431719)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:53 PM
Author: mildly autistic 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\u0026mark_id=5310481#33431737)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: Deranged Carmine Affirmative Action

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#33431782)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:00 PM
Author: mildly autistic 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\u0026mark_id=5310481#33431803)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 8:12 PM
Author: Deranged Carmine Affirmative Action

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#33431857)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:57 PM
Author: Misunderstood soggy step-uncle's house

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#33431763)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:57 PM
Author: plum public bath

no. theyre white collar professionals now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#33431768)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:58 PM
Author: Thirsty School Cafeteria Trust Fund

no it just smells funny

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#33431780)



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Date: December 8th, 2025 11:29 PM
Author: Thriller Knife

americas middle class is doing just fine bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49495660)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:21 PM
Author: Thriller Knife

like ella cook of brown uni

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49497320)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: Thriller Knife

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: Thriller Knife



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Date: December 10th, 2025 7:15 PM
Author: Thriller Knife



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:44 PM
Author: Thriller Knife



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:04 PM
Author: Thriller Knife



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:51 PM
Author: Thriller Knife



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: plum public bath

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#49498295)



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:52 PM
Author: Stirring metal keepsake machete sandwich

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\u0026mark_id=5310481#49501158)



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Date: December 11th, 2025 12:00 AM
Author: Charcoal Therapy

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310481#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\u0026mark_id=5310481#49545950)