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> There is no middle class in America ... said someone in a forum occupied mostly by middle class people from America.
by gjm11 13y ago
> There is no middle class in America
... said someone in a forum occupied mostly by middle class people from America.
- acchow 13y agoAmerican software engineers are absolutely not middle class: Median household income, 2008-2012 $53,046 http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html If we're talking globally, software engineers are even further to the right end.
- gjm11 13y ago1. "Middle class" does not mean "median income". 2. The relevant meaning for this particular discussion is "in a position to spend $200 on a thermostat but not willing to spend thousands". That seems like pretty much exactly the bracket a lot of US software people would be in. (There is a phenomenon in US politics where people earning $300k/year think they are "middle class" and I agree that that's silly. But software developers on ~$100k? Middle class. No question.)