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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?

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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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