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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds to me OP like your families are both still middle class, albeit yours apparently has more money.  but still, both middle class.  remember, a back hoe driver probably makes more $$$ than you do.  My aunt had a plumbing company and retired at 50 with millions in the bank.  My mom's fiance is a former chicken farm inspector worth millions.  You would never know, so don't always judge a book by it's cover - having a desk job isn't everything when it comes to money.[/quote]

Class isn't just money. It's an intersection of education, money, personal wealth, and profession.

You can play with this calculator to see what I mean:

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/national/20050515_CLASS_GRAPHIC/index_01.html[/quote]

Duh.  [b]But if you work, they work, and what separates you only has 1 or 2 commas, then as far as I'm concerned, you are in the same socio-economic class. [/b] [/quote]

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]

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