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Your point reminds me of this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/opinion/sunday/what-the-rich-wont-tell-you.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/opinion/sunday/what-the-r... I agree. Someone making $240,000 per year makes consumer choices every hour that half or more of Americans cannot fathom. And likewise, someone making $25k/year is making completely different choices. From what I understand, a large portion of both considers themselves middle class. "Middle Class" is the taxonomic equivalent to silly putty. It can be stretched any which way. We need it to be so to deal with the vast inequalities of our society.