While my arrogance may be misplaced, it is simply a reaction to your less-than-honest bafflement at the concept of “middle class”. Because in the context of the

While my arrogance may be misplaced, it is simply a reaction to your less-than-honest bafflement at the concept of “middle class”. Because in the context of the article, it’s difficult to find a definition that does not work. Take the middle 50 percent income quantile: works. Say “the financial security of a married couple of a teacher and a long-term employee at a manufacturing company”: works. Take “anyone not experiencing food insecurity, but not owning more than one house or more than 100,000 in cars”: works. Take “the family in Breaking Bad, pre-cancer”: works.