This is entirely my point and it seems I've done a bad job at explaining it. If a house, car, kids, etc is middle class then you need the salary to match it. Wh

This is entirely my point and it seems I've done a bad job at explaining it. If a house, car, kids, etc is middle class then you need the salary to match it. What people are calling a middle class lifestyle doesn't match up with their definition of middle class income.