Are there really a lot of people who don't identify with the "middle class"? When politicians (or Lou Dobbs) say they are fighting for the middle class, who exactly is too rich or too poor for them to be concerned with?
2006-11-16 17:06:32 · 5 answers · asked by michinoku2001 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The technical definition is the middle 50% of the spectrum of wealth. the poorist 25% of the population and the wealthiest 25% of the population are not considered middle-class. Average household income is usually between $30,000 and $80,000 per year (depending on location-New York & LA are more expensive than Sioux Falls, SD).
2006-11-16 17:21:09 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
... who knows... it seems like if you ask someone, they are in the middle class... even if the person is rich, they think they are "middle class"... or the person is dirt poor, they say they are "middle class"...
who knows...
here is how I define it... the median family income for America is about 45,000, according to the census... so that's the middle of what everyone makes...
those who make $80,000 and above household income are the top 20 percent of American earners, so I would not call that middle class at that point... top 20, no longer in the middle...
then down to about 30,000, that seems to be the point where people really start paying taxes...
so 30,000 to 80,000... that's my definition...
2006-11-17 01:19:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's never defined clearly. some seem to suggest that anyone above the poverty line is rich. Others seem to think that anyone but Bill Gates & Warren Buffet are middle class.
2006-11-17 01:10:34 · answer #3 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The people who pay to see you suffer every day
2006-11-17 01:14:14 · answer #4 · answered by kinev2010 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates. And homeless people.
2006-11-17 01:10:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋