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I'd add that rich is relative. I'm South African and I generally agree with this assertion but poor is defined as something that is really non-existant in the
by tertius 11y ago
I'd add that rich is relative.
I'm South African and I generally agree with this assertion but poor is defined as something that is really non-existant in the U.S.
And minimum wage here, is really the bottom end of what would be considered middle class.
So the title is not very informative to someone not used to the context.
* I'm South African living in Houston, TX.
- eveningcoffee 11y ago* I'm South African living in Houston, TX. * I am sorry, what is "here" then here?
- mc32 11y agoI think it's the article's point of reference.
- tertius 11y agoI see that it was confusing. > And minimum wage here, is really the bottom end of what would be considered middle class. Should be: > And minimum wage here, is really the bottom end of what would be considered middle class there.
- Retric 11y agoMinimum wage does not qualify for middle class. The idea is it's what's between the rich and the working class. So ~50% to ~95-99% income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_middle_class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_middle_class So, ~50k to ~170k. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affluence_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affluence_in_the_United_States Programmers generally qualify but a dental assistants @35k generally does not.
- tertius 11y agoI'm sorry, my wording was confusing and not clear enough. > And minimum wage here, is really the bottom end of what would be considered middle class. Should be: > And minimum wage here, is really the bottom end of what would be considered middle class there.