I think he’s saying the middle class is the new poor.
But not for long- he wants $9.50 for minimum wage
Jeez... when are the Democrats going to learn?
Trying to up the lower working class with wage increases only serves to stoke inflation of the goods they need, and three years later we’re back to where we started.
The only person I know of that had the gall to say what the Democrats really want was Huey Long. He wanted to turn the government into Robin Hood, levy property taxes, asset taxes and income caps through progressive taxation on the wealthy and pass that money in the form of welfare checks down to the poor. I think Nader has suggested the same idea although not so extreme— wealth redistribution. The idea is that there is only a limited amount of monetary value in the universe (there is some, although not complete, truth in that statement) it would keep the money supply the same and not affect inflation.
Of course, trying to steal other people’s money, even if it is for the supposed “greater good,” is not only morally wrong, it’s very difficult and promotes fraud.