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POLL: is the American middle class dead?

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splenetic spruce old irish cottage fanboi
  05/30/17
lol
pungent startled selfie
  05/30/17
?
splenetic spruce old irish cottage fanboi
  05/30/17
The stupid American conflation of the working class with the...
Multi-colored Lilac Cruise Ship
  05/30/17
its not
Laughsome Brilliant Principal's Office
  05/30/17
What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About...
Multi-colored Lilac Cruise Ship
  05/30/17
In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is de...
splenetic spruce old irish cottage fanboi
  05/30/17
No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class ...
Multi-colored Lilac Cruise Ship
  05/30/17
Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you ...
splenetic spruce old irish cottage fanboi
  05/30/17
Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power ...
Multi-colored Lilac Cruise Ship
  05/30/17
I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll ...
splenetic spruce old irish cottage fanboi
  05/30/17
You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or i...
henna location
  05/30/17
no. theyre white collar professionals now.
Bateful church kitty cat
  05/30/17
no it just smells funny
Contagious cruel-hearted den
  05/30/17
americas middle class is doing just fine bro
Vigorous sooty rehab karate
  12/08/25
like ella cook of brown uni
Vigorous sooty rehab karate
  12/09/25
superior anglo culture
Vigorous sooty rehab karate
  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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Vigorous sooty rehab karate
  12/09/25
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Vigorous sooty rehab karate
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Vigorous sooty rehab karate
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Vigorous sooty rehab karate
  12/16/25
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Vigorous sooty rehab karate
  12/21/25
no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.
Bateful church kitty cat
  12/09/25
NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a...
Pearl thirsty temple
  12/10/25
The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.
Burgundy mischievous toaster stage
  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: splenetic spruce old irish cottage fanboi



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



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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: pungent startled selfie

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2#33431273)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:02 PM
Author: splenetic spruce old irish cottage fanboi

?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2#33431307)



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:47 PM
Author: Multi-colored Lilac Cruise Ship

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: Laughsome Brilliant Principal's Office

its not

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



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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:51 PM
Author: Multi-colored Lilac Cruise Ship

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: splenetic spruce old irish cottage fanboi

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: Multi-colored Lilac Cruise Ship

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: splenetic spruce old irish cottage fanboi

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: Multi-colored Lilac Cruise Ship

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: splenetic spruce old irish cottage fanboi

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: henna location

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: Bateful church kitty cat

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: Contagious cruel-hearted den

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: Vigorous sooty rehab karate

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: Vigorous sooty rehab karate

like ella cook of brown uni

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



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Date: December 18th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: Vigorous sooty rehab karate

superior anglo culture

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2#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=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: Vigorous sooty rehab karate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2#49498291)



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Date: December 10th, 2025 7:15 PM
Author: Vigorous sooty rehab karate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2#49500549)



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:44 PM
Author: Vigorous sooty rehab karate



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:04 PM
Author: Vigorous sooty rehab karate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2#49515493)



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:51 PM
Author: Vigorous sooty rehab karate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3631082&forum_id=2#49528439)



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: Bateful church kitty cat

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: Pearl thirsty temple

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: Burgundy mischievous toaster stage

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)