> It is acknowledged that somewhere around 25% of the population is now middle class. What definition of "middle class" are we using? Poor people in the US ha

> It is acknowledged that somewhere around 25% of the population is now middle class. What definition of "middle class" are we using? Poor people in the US have big screen TVs and a car (or two). (In fact, rich people are more likely to not have a TV - it's a status thing.) Here's a test - do "middle class" Chinese want to come to the US and start out poor?