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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Pew defines “middle class” as a person earning between two-thirds and twice the median American household income, which in 2019 was $68,703, according to the United States Census Bureau.”

That puts middle class between $137,406 and $45,343.

Most people posting here are NOT middle class.  Get out of your clueless and entitled bubble.[/quote]

But cost of living matters too.
Someone making $137,000 living in Dayton Ohio is going to be living a LOT nicer than someone making $137,000 living in DC.

Family size too.   A family of 3  (two parents and one kid) will live a lot better on $137,000 than a family of 7 (single parent and six kids.)[/quote]

I think the scale might account for cost of living. The $137k would be middle class for the more expensive areas.  That's about what we make.[/quote]

Right. PP seems to think that middle class lifestyle is more than what it actually is. I was middle class as a single mom (making $80k when I got married), even in DC. We didn't have much extra but we had what we needed and had a little left for fun stuff.

Now I'm UMC because I married someone who makes a little bit more than I do, and we're very comfortable.[/quote]

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