[PghBaldy]

MIDDLE CLASS REMAINS THE ELECTION ARBITER; Roosevelt and... ‎ $3.95 - New York Times - Jul 28, 1940 It may be hackneyed, certainly' repetitious, to say that the goal of each is the all-important American middle class, but it is none the less true. ... There are more from before the 1970s: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=middle+class&oq=middle+class&gs_l=news-cc.3..43j0j43i400.2469.4468.0.4670.12.5.0.7.7.0.65.296.5.5.0...0.0.Y-JdAo113ws#q=middle+class&hl=en&safe=off&gl=us&tbs=ar:1&tbm=nws&ei=ugMDUOjVF8Tn0QG3p8jqBw&start=90&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=4e6164c1614b4875&biw=1246&bih=602

[bunkerhill7]

Sorry but “Middle Class” is an English term for society in England, not American society.
It was usurped by the sociologists to try to fit awkwardly’ on American society. I was raised with Webster`s dictionary in school, and the term “middle class” is a term originated evidently in England, not the USA. Ergo, it is false to ascribe it to American society, because there is no titled nobility aristocracy allowed in the USA by the U.S. Constitution. You may have heard the term “middle class” when growing up, but the term has nothing to do with American society. Next thing you know these sociologists pinkos will borrtow the term “caste” from India and apply also to American society... Gimme a break. Who gives the right to these idiots to rdefine Webster. Absurd morons!
If you want to argue the point, argue with Webster- I am just sourcing the FACTS, Jack.

[bunkerhill7]

Sorry but “Middle Class” is an English term for society in England, not American society.
It was usurped by the sociologists to try to fit awkwardly’ on American society. I was raised with Webster`s dictionary in school, and the term “middle class” is a term originated evidently in England, not the USA. Ergo, it is false to ascribe it to American society, because there is no titled nobility aristocracy allowed in the USA by the U.S. Constitution. You may have heard the term “middle class” when growing up, but the term has nothing to do with American society. Next thing you know these sociologists pinkos will borrtow the term “caste” from India and apply also to American society... Gimme a break. Who gives the right to these idiots to rdefine Webster. Absurd morons!
If you want to argue the point, argue with Webster- I am just sourcing the FACTS, Jack.