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Musicmystery -> RE: Class Warfare (11/27/2014 5:45:01 AM)
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Here's a clue...read carefully . . .
A lot of what gets said by people in leadership roles isn't true. That's why there are fact-checking sites, for example.
Granted, the line between poverty and lower middle class isn't a picnic. But that's not what we were discussing: the completely subjective and erroneous notion people commonly hold of how much income puts someone in the top 20%, let alone the top 1%.
All that's happening here is you and a few others frantically demonstrating the truth of the emotional hold that erroneous belief has on much of the populace.
You could quibble about where to draw lines -- say, for example, middle class starts above the bottom 30%, or even, I suppose, 40% (though that's really stretching things). But the "middle" is certainly NOT in the top 20%. Too mathematical for you? It's what middle means:
mid·dle
ˈmidl/
adjective
adjective: middle
1.
at an equal distance from the extremities of something; central.
"the early and middle part of life"
synonyms: central, mid, mean, medium, medial, median, midway, halfway
"the middle point"
(of a member of a group, series, or sequence) so placed as to have the same number of members on each side.
"the woman was in her middle forties"
intermediate in rank, quality, or ability.
"there is a dearth of talent at the middle level"
synonyms: intermediate, intermediary
"the middle level"
(of a language) of the period between the old and modern forms.
"Middle High German"
noun
noun: middle; plural noun: middles
1.
the point or position at an equal distance from the sides, edges, or ends of something.
"she stood alone in the middle of the street"
You could even quibble about "mean" and "medium" vs. "middle" and you STILL aren't going to land in the top 20%.
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