Sorry. We don't. You can dice and slice us many ways for categorization's sake. Economically, you'll usually see US incomes divided into 5 quintiles, not 3 classes (rich/middle/poor or "working".) Unless there's some common understanding of what "middle class" is supposed to mean, it basically becomes an ink blot and means what the reader wants it to mean. It's a worthless, meaningless phrase.
"It's a worthless, meaningless phrase."
Perhaps to you it is.
It might mean something to the working poor. It might mean something else entirely to those families with "old money" who live off of their investments.
It's all about perspective.
The main class I'm thinking of is the political class, which is completely out of touch with normal Americans.
"Sorry. We don't. You can dice and slice us many ways for categorization's sake. Economically, you'll usually see US incomes divided into 5 quintiles, not 3 classes (rich/middle/poor or "working".) Unless there's some common understanding of what "middle class" is supposed to mean, it basically becomes an ink blot and means what the reader wants it to mean. It's a worthless, meaningless phrase."
LOL