Sorry for this question. I am still learning.

Something that has always bothered me is how much u.s. politicians obsess over helping the middle class. Seems like the two major parties talk about it a lot. Why do they endlessly talk about helping the middle class, but never seem to acknowledge or focus on helping the (lower?) or poverty or proletariat class?

To me it sounds like the middle class by definition should be not be as in need as other classes that don't have as much? What's the purpose of this?

  • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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    8 hours ago

    They fight on behalf of the middle class because they are a part of it. The problem is that they're using the original definition of the middle class which meant the class between the aristocracy and the peasantry.