What do you define as "middle class"?

[IndyColtsFan]

Of course it isn't. What kind of life is that anyway? Freedom for 2-4 weeks per year? Does that sound like a good deal to you? What the fuck happened and who sold us this shit?

Of course it isn't a good deal -- have you read my posts over the years complaining?

That's not middle class bro. Sorry to tell you. If you ask someone what class they would be if they only had 4 weeks of freedom per year, they would tell you the fucking slave class, regardless of income.

Well, there are a lot of financially wealthy people who never take vacations and act as if working 80+ hours per week is a badge of honor. You call them slaves, I call them suckers.

Imagine your best vacation ever that lasted 4 weeks. Now imagine your whole life being like that all the time, but better and you are guaranteed that your kids will have the same life as you. That's upper class.

Yes, the example above would likely be upper class, but the common delineation of classes is via income and the middle 50% is what many consider middle class -- if you're below that, you're poor and above that, you're upper class. I am sure by the definition, almost everyone on AT is upper class.

 

[Belegost]

It may be worth also injecting what those who study this think.

 

[soccerballtux]

Argued with my friend tonight.

He makes $300K+ per year. He just got a $750,000 bonus this year and will get an additional $1 million in two more years when his options vest.

He claims he is middle class. While I can't say he is "upper" class, it just seems wrong to say that he's middle class. Would he best be described as upper middle class?

he's definitely upper middle class. If his $1m bonuses are normal that's upper class.