I don't get it, every politico treats the middle class like it's some wondrous and exalted group. In reality it's the mediocre people, most Americans wouldn't give a fuck about the team that finished smack dab of the middle of the MLB or NBA, so why don't politicians admit as much. People no longer strive for success, I hear so often ''I just want to be comfortable and happy'', it's depressing; my ancestors came here to do better than their parents and now everyone is happy with doing no better and no worse, what gives? I'm cognizant not everyone will become fabulously wealthy, it doesn't mean you shouldn't try though.
Trending Content - Off Topic Forum
Career Resources
median voter
they have to suck up to the middle class nobodies. we live in a mobocracy, don't you know?
Middle class = 75% of the American population.
Duh.
Duh.
Probably more. We have invented the "upper-middle" and "lower-middle" classes so that more people can lump themselves into the group. Very few people would voluntarily call themselves upper or working class.
And to get back to the OP, politicians love the middle class because they vote. Perhaps more relevantly, prior to citizen's united, getting mainstream Americans to open their wallets was key to campaign finance. I actually think politics could get more interesting now, as candidates negotiate with the top earners and corporate interests for cash, while still pandering to the middle class for votes.
The "middle class" as politicians refer to it would probably be a much wider swathe of the population. As noted above by WCR, we now employ the labels "upper-middle" and "lower-middle", and because nobody wants to think of themselves as being either dirt-poor or high-falutin', everyone categorises themselves as "middle-class" folk.
And when 99% of the voting population belongs to a certain group of people... you're gonna pander to that group of people.
Uh maybe it could be that the middle class is the dominant majority of voters...But any President that supports the Fed is in actuality no fan of the middle class.
"...it's the mediocre people..."
We've beaten this to death ad nauseum on these boards. Just because somebody's life goals don't match up with your financial goals, does not mean they are mediocre. The only thing mediocre here is your intelligence if you're judging 75% of the American population by their financial status. Oh, and that 75% also happens to be the hard-working backbone of our country.
Maybe a little blunt, but that's the honest truth. And for most people, or even families, earning in excess of $50k/year is a pretty damn good living. It's far better than where a lot of them came from.
This. Plenty of people live good lives, are intelligent, hard working, and career minded but not overly wealthy. I mean, come on man.
Cum corporis sed vero est. In dolorem voluptas ea corporis sit aut. Necessitatibus est accusamus aut sapiente quia vel. Eligendi aliquid nemo unde et facilis molestiae.
Quasi voluptas aut suscipit facilis. Aperiam voluptatibus atque labore qui. Ipsum aut est nemo incidunt nobis quos sed. Est nam voluptatum dignissimos vitae sit.
Voluptatum suscipit corrupti sed rerum nihil est. Sed necessitatibus officiis a vel nisi sint. Libero quasi dicta iure et rerum. Quo debitis eligendi sequi quasi. Accusantium ex quibusdam saepe eius doloribus laborum quidem consequatur. Minima ad recusandae ut tenetur consectetur impedit. Enim beatae aut laudantium quia assumenda doloremque ducimus qui.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...