• Art3mis@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    The middle class hasnt existed since the aristocracy. You are all wrking class and just feel safe in yur little suburb while drowning in debt. The homeless man on the street probably has more cash on hand than most of the wage slaves

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      8 days ago

      I get you, but “middle class” in America harkens to a time when a salaried position provided its own safety net (affordable university degrees, affordable housing and healthcare, and an income that not only covers it all, but also enough to pay for retirement with added wealth to leave the next generation)

      I may be wrong, but “working class” in America implies a non-salaried job without many benefits.