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Originally posted by taxwonk
You middle class? Excuse me while I reintroduce you to reality. You, Sebby, and most of the people on the board, are not the middle class. We are the rich.
I'm talking about the factory workers, truck drivers, computer techs, and grocery store managers who are the middle class.
Now... what were you saying?
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Which Bentley should I go for? Continental GT or Arnage?
I disagree. We are middle class. The new middle class is $75k to $250k. No, I'm not kidding.
My wife and I are both professionals, live in a nice area, in a fairly nice small, affordable home. Drive used cars.
We are OK. I ain't worried about paying the mortgage. But RICH? Not. Anywhere. Near. It.
Try living in California and owning a decent home in a good area on $100k. $100k is the new $50k. Fuck, the private school I will have to send the kid to for high school is already $25k.
The people you're describing as middle class are now "poor."
Or maybe I'm nuts. Its possible. But one thing I ain't is rich.
ETA: Upper middle class is $250k - $400k. Rich starts at $600k. Doing really nice is $400k to $600k.
ETA2: Numbers and cutoffs obviously differ if you're single and based on whether you have kids.
