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Here's How Much the U.S. Middle Class Has Changed in 45 Years

• baldfat 11y ago
  I was just having this conversation with my Father In-law (Tea Party are a bunch of liberals to him) Me: Upper Class is taking Middle Class' money. Father In-Law: How so? This is the way it has always been. This is how economies work the rich are the engine of the economy. Nothing new just poor people wanting a free lunch. Me: This has never been like this ever and no one is seeing or carrying. Our GDP is through the roof in growth and the Upper Class is eating all the profits. Old Money does little to no work for the money they have inherited or given so why is it always the working poor are considered lazy? (Spare you the rest) Now I have more proof.
  • ckluis 11y ago
    FWIW the main graphic shows the upper class has grown faster than the other classes - meaning more people from the other two classes are now in the upper class.
    • baldfat 11y ago
      Which means the great GDP isn't being evenly distributed.
  • disposition2 11y ago
    > Now I have more proof. Good luck. From personal experience, more evidence will often make someone stick closer to their original position based simply on faith and reluctance to admit a fault in their thinking.
    • baldfat 11y ago
      Luckily I LOVE my In-Laws and he actually will take this and chew on it for a while. Now it will come out with some serious Barry Goldwater commentary out of it, but it will make him think. Why do USA Conservatives = The greatest apologizes for the filthy rich I have no idea. (I am a Former Fiscally Conservation Person)