Archived Almost 90% of Americans believe that they're "middle class". Only 2% consider themselves "upper class". (cnbc.com)
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Archived Almost 90% of Americans believe that they're "middle class". Only 2% consider themselves "upper class". (cnbc.com)
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[–] Thisismyvoatusername ago
If 2% consider themselves upper class, then I say a fair number of them are deluding themselves. The upper class is at most 1% and more properly maybe 0.5%. That's not to say they are middle class. More upper middle (or petit bourgeois).
The middle class is large, though. So 90% doesn't surprise me even if the real number is probably more like 70%-80%.
It is a question of class, after all, not pure economic numbers. And that needs to consider much more than income or net worth. It includes all sorts of cultural signifiers such as attitudes, world views, modes of behavior, etc.