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POLL: is the American middle class dead?

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dull church building
  05/30/17
lol
nighttime parlor queen of the night
  05/30/17
?
dull church building
  05/30/17
The stupid American conflation of the working class with the...
drab police squad
  05/30/17
its not
sickened excitant bawdyhouse nibblets
  05/30/17
What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About...
drab police squad
  05/30/17
In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is de...
dull church building
  05/30/17
No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class ...
drab police squad
  05/30/17
Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you ...
dull church building
  05/30/17
Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power ...
drab police squad
  05/30/17
I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll ...
dull church building
  05/30/17
You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or i...
irradiated gas station pervert
  05/30/17
no. theyre white collar professionals now.
Thirsty casino dysfunction
  05/30/17
no it just smells funny
mustard wonderful deer antler theater
  05/30/17
americas middle class is doing just fine bro
odious coldplay fan
  12/08/25
like ella cook of brown uni
odious coldplay fan
  12/09/25
superior anglo culture
odious coldplay fan
  12/18/25
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nyuug
  12/23/25
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nyuug
  12/25/25
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odious coldplay fan
  12/09/25
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odious coldplay fan
  12/10/25
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odious coldplay fan
  12/10/25
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odious coldplay fan
  12/16/25
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nyuug
  12/21/25
no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.
Thirsty casino dysfunction
  12/09/25
NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a...
curious chartreuse shrine
  12/10/25
The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.
Fuchsia cruise ship messiness
  12/11/25


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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: dull church building



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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: nighttime parlor queen of the night

lol

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:02 PM
Author: dull church building

?

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:47 PM
Author: drab police squad

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: sickened excitant bawdyhouse nibblets

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: drab police squad

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: dull church building

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: drab police squad

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: dull church building

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: drab police squad

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: dull church building

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: irradiated gas station pervert

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: Thirsty casino dysfunction

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: mustard wonderful deer antler theater

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: odious coldplay fan

americas middle class is doing just fine bro

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Date: December 9th, 2025 4:21 PM
Author: odious coldplay fan

like ella cook of brown uni

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Date: December 18th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: odious coldplay fan

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: odious coldplay fan



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Date: December 10th, 2025 7:15 PM
Author: odious coldplay fan



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:44 PM
Author: odious coldplay fan



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:04 PM
Author: odious coldplay fan



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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: Thirsty casino dysfunction

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: curious chartreuse shrine

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: Fuchsia cruise ship messiness

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)