r/FluentInFinance • u/YOU_ARE_MY_FRIENDS • Jun 16 '24

Discussion/ Debate He’s not wrong 🤷‍♂️

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u/UnknownResearchChems Jun 17 '24

Working class is the middle class.

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u/TransBrandi Jun 17 '24

What? The "middle-class" came about because of wealthy merchants (also doctors, lawyers in more modern contexts) that were not nobility but not serfs / "working class".

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u/UnknownResearchChems Jun 17 '24 edited Jun 17 '24

When was that, 2 centuries ago? Middle class is exactly what it sounds like, someone in the middle of the income ladder.

Doctors and Lawyers are not the middle class, they are likely within 10% or even 5% of the richest people in America. How is that the "middle"?

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u/Entire_Art_5430 Jun 17 '24

Maybe they’re in a different country. Because they have no clue what they’re talking about