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I realize that "middle class" is a concept made up by polititians in order to appeal to broader bases. Heck, everybody wants to be middle class! The poors get to say they made it, and the rich get to say they deserve lower taxes. Win-win for the polititians, lose-lose for the sheeple.[/quote]

This is a gross mis-characterization of the concept of the middle class.

The middle class is not an artificial label, it is a real and observable phenomenon that arises naturally out of healthy societies.

At a basic level, the middle class includes people with similar day to day concerns, struggles, interests, and goals. People within this range identify with each other. For this reason, a large middle class naturally leads to a stable and prosperous society. The reverse of that, which would be a society divided with two large pools of very poor and very rich, is unstable and ripe for revolution.[/quote]
Idealist much? :lol:

On what planet do those with $50K and $300K HHI have similar day to day concerns, struggles, interests, and goals? (Although I agree that these people may want to identify with each other for reasons stated above.)[/quote]

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