What income constitutes being middle class?

[Mr Natural]

Here on the Island, one can get into the middle class on $100K a year.

That's middle middle class, not upper middle class.

 

[Likkmee]

I'd say 100 grand gets one into middle class. Less than that doesn't.

25 grand does it.Not There

 

[justinacolmena]

25 grand does it.Not There

Your own car and your own place to live? Not really for 25G unless you are extremely frugal, but that's not middle class, though.

 

[danielpalos]

No law gets you bum checks.

Be legal to the law, right wingers. Don't be just plain practitioners of the abomination of hypocrisy in border threads. Criminalizing poverty is immoral.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

The notion of class involves more than just income, so I wouldn't put a precise value on it.

There are people who make a good amount of money who are still low-class trash, and there are people who do not make all that much who are still middle class.

A lot of it lies in attitudes as well as income.

 

[LibertyKid]

Well the narrative today is "Livable Wage". Yet, no one wants to define "Livable" and what the "Wage" is for the defined. And as clearly stated earlier, this livable wage is clearly changes based on where you live.

 

[initforme]

Wages today are sooooooooo far behind cost of living that I'm disgusted with this nation.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Wages today are sooooooooo far behind cost of living that I'm disgusted with this nation.

Which wages? Over what period of time?

 

[initforme]

Over the last 60 years. As stated I'm disgusted with this disgusting american aspect.

 

[Concerned American]

Over the last 60 years. As stated I'm disgusted with this disgusting american aspect.

Maybe your handle says it all. While I agree that you have to take care of yourself, I also think that thought cannot be all consuming. Perseverance!

 

[Woodznutz]

48 grand is a pittance. Let's be honest that doesn't sniff lower middle class ANYwhere today. Non survivable wage.

Depends on how many mouths it has to feed. A single person can get rich on $48K/year. A family of 4, not.

 

[Woodznutz]

Over the last 60 years. As stated I'm disgusted with this disgusting american aspect.

Minimum wage, adjusted for inflation, is higher today than 60 years ago. Problem is there are too many people trying to live on it.

 

[Concerned American]

Minimum wage, adjusted for inflation, is higher today than 60 years ago. Problem is there are too many people trying to live on it.

That is because, as a society, we have become service oriented in the US. Good wages will never be paid as long we continue to burger-flippers for burger-flippers. Shoppers for people too lazy to do their own shopping isn't going to make it any better. The US desperately needs to start producing products again.

 

[BrokeLoser]

Over the last 60 years. As stated I'm disgusted with this disgusting american aspect.

Minimum wage, adjusted for inflation, is higher today than 60 years ago. Problem is there are too many people trying to live on it.

Mexicrats manifest and foster all the issues they eventually bitch about…The dumbmotherfuckers can’t get out of their own way.

 

[initforme]

90 grand might get one a decent lifestyle. But that's not a big wage anywhere in america. Lower middle class. 40 grand gets one in piverty.