Reply #61: It is not "generally" what middle class means [View All]

[Drahthaardogs]

You want to re-define a class definition that has been loosely accepted for decades, not me. 50% does not equal "middle class" You and Obama seem to think that the percentage of people who make up the class dictate what is middle class. Did it ever occur to either of you that middle class = middle salary, somewhere between poor and rich? Please read this simple Wikipedia entry so you too can understand what middle class means.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_middle_class


I see no benefit in taxing the hell out of white collar professionals, i.e. engineers, nurses, etc. or skilled laborers like welders, electricians, plumbers, etc. These are the middle class folks, and are far and away the backbone of our economy. These people pay taxes and have extra income to consume.