InevitableSwing [none/use name] to chapotraphouse • 5 months agoWhat does it take to be "middle class" in America today?imagemessage-square54 fedilinkarrow-up1116file-text
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archive.today • How Americans define the middle-class and why they can't reach it - The Washington Post
minus-squareFanonFan [comrade/them, any]hexbear10·5 months agoYeah the working class is undoubtedly divided along multiple lines, it's just about figuring out what those lines are and how they influence things. Middle is too loose of a signifier and salary brackets only have a soft correlation with material interests. Arguably things like retirement investments and home ownership could be materially impactful differences between subsections of the working class. link
Yeah the working class is undoubtedly divided along multiple lines, it's just about figuring out what those lines are and how they influence things.
Middle is too loose of a signifier and salary brackets only have a soft correlation with material interests.
Arguably things like retirement investments and home ownership could be materially impactful differences between subsections of the working class.