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POLL: is the American middle class dead?

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Cracking flatulent voyeur church
  05/30/17
lol
Seedy At-the-ready Set
  05/30/17
?
Cracking flatulent voyeur church
  05/30/17
The stupid American conflation of the working class with the...
concupiscible infuriating cruise ship
  05/30/17
its not
wonderful sound barrier
  05/30/17
What politicians call the middle class is bifurcating. About...
concupiscible infuriating cruise ship
  05/30/17
In other words, the real middle class is gone since it is de...
Cracking flatulent voyeur church
  05/30/17
No, the correct definition of the middle class is the class ...
concupiscible infuriating cruise ship
  05/30/17
Lol no. It's all about money and what it gets you where you ...
Cracking flatulent voyeur church
  05/30/17
Stop falling for consumerist bullshit. Class is about power ...
concupiscible infuriating cruise ship
  05/30/17
I'm anti-materialism bro. Money is important because you'll ...
Cracking flatulent voyeur church
  05/30/17
You can still do this imo if you live out in the sticks or i...
exhilarant dilemma
  05/30/17
no. theyre white collar professionals now.
burgundy ape mad-dog skullcap
  05/30/17
no it just smells funny
vigorous drunken temple
  05/30/17
americas middle class is doing just fine bro
blathering exciting parlor
  12/08/25
like ella cook of brown uni
blathering exciting parlor
  12/09/25
superior anglo culture
blathering exciting parlor
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blathering exciting parlor
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nyuug
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nyuug
  12/28/25
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nyuug
  12/29/25
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blathering exciting parlor
  12/09/25
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blathering exciting parlor
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blathering exciting parlor
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blathering exciting parlor
  12/16/25
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blathering exciting parlor
  12/21/25
no it starts at like 200k/yr now though.
burgundy ape mad-dog skullcap
  12/09/25
NW up $50k in last 30 days, and $400k y/y. It’s been a...
Chest-beating Trip Theater Stage
  12/10/25
The mass middle class culture I knew from the 90s is dead.
Opaque Hilarious Giraffe Sanctuary
  12/11/25
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htt
  12/28/25


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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: Cracking flatulent voyeur church



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Date: May 30th, 2017 6:57 PM
Author: Seedy At-the-ready Set

lol

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:02 PM
Author: Cracking flatulent voyeur church

?

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:47 PM
Author: concupiscible infuriating 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: wonderful sound barrier

its not

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Date: May 30th, 2017 7:51 PM
Author: concupiscible infuriating 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: Cracking flatulent voyeur church

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: concupiscible infuriating 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: Cracking flatulent voyeur church

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: concupiscible infuriating 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: Cracking flatulent voyeur church

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: exhilarant dilemma

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: burgundy ape mad-dog skullcap

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: vigorous drunken temple

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: blathering exciting parlor

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: blathering exciting parlor

like ella cook of brown uni

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Date: December 18th, 2025 9:48 PM
Author: blathering exciting parlor

superior anglo culture

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Date: December 23rd, 2025 5:52 PM
Author: blathering exciting parlor



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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 29th, 2025 8:11 PM
Author: nyuug



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:31 PM
Author: blathering exciting parlor



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Date: December 10th, 2025 7:15 PM
Author: blathering exciting parlor



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Date: December 10th, 2025 11:44 PM
Author: blathering exciting parlor



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Date: December 16th, 2025 9:04 PM
Author: blathering exciting parlor



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Date: December 21st, 2025 5:51 PM
Author: blathering exciting parlor



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Date: December 9th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: burgundy ape mad-dog skullcap

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: Chest-beating Trip Theater Stage

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: Opaque Hilarious Giraffe Sanctuary

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: htt



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