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> The middle class guy making $75k If one person is making 75k they aren't middle class. 75k might not go very far with kids but in that case their spouse woul
by resoluteteeth 5y ago
> The middle class guy making $75k
If one person is making 75k they aren't middle class. 75k might not go very far with kids but in that case their spouse would also likely be working so the household income would be significantly higher than that.
Edit: To be clear, the actual definition of middle class income is much lower as well:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/21/middle-class-calculator.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/21/middle-class-calculator.html
> That puts the base salary to be in the middle class just shy of $46,000.
I'm guessing I am getting voted down because a lot of people here think it's difficult to live on 75k, but the reality is that a huge percentage of americans are living on even less, so the difficulty of getting by with kids on 75k doesn't really affect whether an individual making 75k is considered middle class or not.
- paulpauper 5y agoYeah, it's easy to underestimate just how little money most Americans make when you're in your 'bubble'. Something like only 30% of Americans have a college degree. the other 70% are likely going to be in that sub-45k bracket.
- treebot 5y agoI don't think it matters if $75k is middle class or not. It's definitely not ultra rich, as was the other example person in the original comment, so the argument still applies. Middle class is kind of an arbitrary term though. I think working class describes things much more clearly (I work for an employer for a living). And there are plenty of working class people making $75k a year.