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Homeowners Refuse to Accept the Awkward Truth: They’re Rich - Owners of the multi-million-dollar properties still see themselves as middle class, a warped self-image that has a big impact on renters (thewalrus.ca)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

If you're dicing things up that way, there's no middle class in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

:-) the middle class is the subset of the working class that has no food insecurity but has a lot of social & image insecurity

But like the rest of the working class, the middle class is one or two tragedies away from becoming homeless and marginalized, despite the lack of awareness regarding so

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

That's as good a definition as any I guess.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There never has been. You either sell your body and labour, or own enough capital for it to self sustain, or at least be sustained by the labour class.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

If we're doing Marx, don't forget the petite bourgeoisie, who draw significant income from both. They were minor in Marx's day, partly because very little was publicly traded, but they're actually the wealthiest group by far now, taken as a whole.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Exactly, you're either a part of the working class or capitalist class

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Of course there is no middle class!