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Fun fact, the vast majority of people see themselves as "middle class." That includes everyone from those making $20k per year all the way to those making millions of dollars per year. Surely they can't all be part of the same group, right? What's going on here? What is the middle class?
Why You're Not Middle Class – Second Thought
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Citations and Further Reading:
“What is Social Class” by Marxist Paul
youtu.be/KMzeeHMeiyw
“Social Class: WTF?” by Tom Nicholas
youtu.be/7eWLDuWnEbw
Millionaires say they’re middle class
finance.yahoo.com/news/most-millionaires-theyre-middle-class-140000146.html
Gallup poll (green bar chart)
news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/204497/determines-americans-perceive-social-class.aspx
Roe lack of support
pbs.org/newshour/politics/majority-of-americans-dont-want-roe-overturned
dataforprogress.org/blog/2021/12/10/a-federal-ban-on-abortion-is-wildly-unpopular-in-all-50-states?fbclid=IwAR3zBOqnw8yGGa_7IAnWh3GwxD3YoNzHSm0wBvPYBBtqqCc9TJ9plmGDVp0
Vox article
vox.com/the-goods/22166381/hollow-middle-class-american-dream
Stats about the American Dream
cbs19news.com/story/34248451/6-in-10-americans-dont-have-500-in-savings
educationdata.org/average-student-loan-debt
Different definitions of ‘middle class’ https://www.brookings.edu/research/defining-the-middle-class-cash-credentials-or-culture/
pewresearch.org/social-trends/2016/05/11/americas-shrinking-middle-class-a-close-look-at-changes-within-metropolitan-areas
Small business stats
fundera.com/blog/what-percentage-of-small-businesses-fail
bls.gov/bdm/us_age_naics_00_table7.txt
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Fun fact, the vast majority of people see themselves as "middle class." That includes everyone from those making $20k per year all the way to those making millions of dollars per year. Surely they can't all be part of the same group, right? What's going on here? What is the middle class?
Why You're Not Middle Class – Second Thought
SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS
New video every Friday!
Citations and Further Reading:
“What is Social Class” by Marxist Paul
youtu.be/KMzeeHMeiyw
“Social Class: WTF?” by Tom Nicholas
youtu.be/7eWLDuWnEbw
Millionaires say they’re middle class
finance.yahoo.com/news/most-millionaires-theyre-middle-class-140000146.html
Gallup poll (green bar chart)
news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/204497/determines-americans-perceive-social-class.aspx
Roe lack of support
pbs.org/newshour/politics/majority-of-americans-dont-want-roe-overturned
dataforprogress.org/blog/2021/12/10/a-federal-ban-on-abortion-is-wildly-unpopular-in-all-50-states?fbclid=IwAR3zBOqnw8yGGa_7IAnWh3GwxD3YoNzHSm0wBvPYBBtqqCc9TJ9plmGDVp0
Vox article
vox.com/the-goods/22166381/hollow-middle-class-american-dream
Stats about the American Dream
cbs19news.com/story/34248451/6-in-10-americans-dont-have-500-in-savings
educationdata.org/average-student-loan-debt
Different definitions of ‘middle class’ https://www.brookings.edu/research/defining-the-middle-class-cash-credentials-or-culture/
pewresearch.org/social-trends/2016/05/11/americas-shrinking-middle-class-a-close-look-at-changes-within-metropolitan-areas
Small business stats
fundera.com/blog/what-percentage-of-small-businesses-fail
bls.gov/bdm/us_age_naics_00_table7.txt
Follow and Support Second Thought!
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