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Fun fact, the vast majority of people see themselves as "middle class." That includes everyone from those making $20k per year all the way to those making millions of dollars per year. Surely they can't all be part of the same group, right? What's going on here? What is the middle class?
Why You're Not Middle Class – Second Thought
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Citations and Further Reading:
“What is Social Class” by Marxist Paul
https://youtu.be/KMzeeHMeiyw
“Social Class: WTF?” by Tom Nicholas
https://youtu.be/7eWLDuWnEbw
Millionaires say they’re middle class
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-millionaires-theyre-middle-class-140000146.html
Gallup poll (green bar chart)
https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/204497/determines-americans-perceive-social-class.aspx
Roe lack of support
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/majority-of-americans-dont-want-roe-overturned
https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2021/12/10/a-federal-ban-on-abortion-is-wildly-unpopular-in-all-50-states?fbclid=IwAR3zBOqnw8yGGa_7IAnWh3GwxD3YoNzHSm0wBvPYBBtqqCc9TJ9plmGDVp0
Vox article
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22166381/hollow-middle-class-american-dream
Stats about the American Dream
https://www.cbs19news.com/story/34248451/6-in-10-americans-dont-have-500-in-savings
https://educationdata.org/average-student-loan-debt
Different definitions of ‘middle class’ https://www.brookings.edu/research/defining-the-middle-class-cash-credentials-or-culture/
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2016/05/11/americas-shrinking-middle-class-a-close-look-at-changes-within-metropolitan-areas/
Small business stats
https://www.fundera.com/blog/what-percentage-of-small-businesses-fail
https://www.bls.gov/bdm/us_age_naics_00_table7.txt
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