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No. There are different kinds of work that divide people by class. A plumber is in a different social class than a professor, although good plumbers will undoubtedly earn more than most faculty. [/quote]

Go tell my retired plumber aunt and uncle that - they are probably on their boat right now.  Oh what, no, it's before noon, so my aunt is probably on the horn with her investment advisor asking her if she wants in on an IPO this morning. . . she usually stops trading for the day by noon.  How often does your investment firm contact you and offer you IPO's?  How many shares of berkshire/hathway do YOU own?  Oh, but you are of a higher class than they are?  You make me laugh.  (eye roll).  I'm a measely, average lawyer compared to them.  They wipe their butts with my degrees.  [/quote]

To repeat: It's not just about money. There are different factors associated with class. No one is denying that your relatives have a lot of money. But, it is true that [b]education[/b] and [b]profession[/b] are important markers of class. [/quote]

[b]Not in countries that have social classes - did you attend social studies in grade school?  Do you think being an air force pilot makes Prince William of a higher class?  Perhaps in England being knighted or being a barrister is considered bringing one into a higher class, barely, but otherwise, sorry, having a grad degree won't cut it.  And quite frankly, your obvious obsession with thinking you are such higher class than others, and talking about it now, is a reflection of you being of an average station.  Persons truly of a higher social class do not discuss those things.  It goes without saying[/b]. [/quote]

Yes, I have a PhD in the Social Sciences so I am about as well qualified to define "class" as you can get. Your reasoning needs to be nuanced on several levels: 1) the United States does not have royalty, so class works differently in the US than in the UK; 2) Prince William is an anomaly by an measure--his being a pilot is almost a hobby, or a form of noblesse oblige; 3) I am assuming that since you have joined in the discussion that you are not a person "truly of a higher social class"? [/quote]

Get a refund for your "social studies PhD." If degrees really were the deciding factor, I suppose I am of a higher social class than you.   :lol:

But anywho, do you know any BILLIONAIRES?  I do.  And believe me, they ARE of a higher social class in the U.S.  As you said, we do not have a social class system with royalty.  In the U.S., money = social class generally.  Period.  And I could not even tell you where the billionaire's degree is from or what it is in.  That is so beside the point.  [/quote]

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