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>> It's a class war. > Class warfare against those making $400k/year... IIRC, if your income comes from wages or salary, you're part of the working class. It
by tivert 3y ago
>> It's a class war.
> Class warfare against those making $400k/year...
IIRC, if your income comes from wages or salary, you're part of the working class. It doesn't matter how much you make. Wall Street wants to kick your ass to the curb and replace you with a robot just the same as a dude working in a factory.
However, when people make salaries that high, they often confuse themselves for capitalists.
- Swizec 3y agoIdeally at that income level you’re buying your way into becoming a capitalist. You should be able to make it into the capitalist class in about 10 years with that kind of salary.
- kridsdale3 3y agoI agree. Everyone making that much money (as I do) can decide for themselves: Do I want to live in the Bay Area and drive a Model X, or do I want to negotiate myself to a cheaper state, drive a 10 year old Toyota (perfectly fine! More reliable than a Tesla!), and buy $250k of equities per year, thus buying their way in to the true capitalist class in half the time that real working class people have to stick to their careers? It is your choice!
- kylestlb 3y agoBingo. If a large majority of your income comes from selling your labor for a wage, you are working class. Lower/middle/upper are mostly arbitrary definitions to divide and conquer the working class as a whole. And it works.