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You're right. However, the difference in India lies in the fact that the lower-income people are .. middle class. Poor people in India are without any real inco
by ashray 14y ago
You're right. However, the difference in India lies in the fact that the lower-income people are .. middle class. Poor people in India are without any real income. Most of them struggle to get two meals a day. A lot of them live on under $2/day without access to food, shelter, sanitation or any type of medical facility.
The stark contrast between such a person and another that drives around in an air conditioned SUV is what often shocks people. By comparison, a western middle class person in India would be considered pretty well off! Unfortunately, the Indian upper middle class/upper class do not apply those standards to themselves.
There are some people commenting on this topic saying that SV millionaires are not upper class. That sounds ridiculous in India :)
- theorique 14y agoThere are some people commenting on this topic saying that SV millionaires are not upper class. That sounds ridiculous in India :) Part of the issue is that lots of people talk about the USA being a "classless society". Some of them even believe it. More than most nations, America loves the idea that a person can arrive as a poor immigrant or be born the child of poor immigrants, apply uncommon drive and intelligence, and create a business that makes him extremely rich. (Whether that is the rule or the rare exception is another question.)
- intended 14y agoPerhaps its the other way round - as in the Indian scale goes from uber rich - upper class - middle class - lower class - impoverished - below poverty line - subsistence.