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In my definition salaried people are middle class, high salary is upper middle. Not having to work to maintain their lifestyle is the start of the upper classes
by cjbgkagh 4y ago
In my definition salaried people are middle class, high salary is upper middle. Not having to work to maintain their lifestyle is the start of the upper classes.
- jakeinspace 4y agoDoes that make a retiree upper class? Plenty of those I consider middle/upper middle class reach the ability to live off interest by age 60
- simonh 4y agoI imagine in this system a retiree is the class they achieved professionally in employment. Generally upper middle class is where family background begins to be a major factor. It generally means coming from a traditionally well off and educated family, with prestigious roles at the pinnacle of a hierarchy (prominent politician, judge, dean of a university, general, etc), public school education, and perhaps ancestral connections to nobility.
- cjbgkagh 4y agoIt's more that in my view not having to work is necessary but possibly not sufficient for being a member of the upper class. I think by that point it depends on which social circles you run with.