• faythofdragons@slrpnk.net
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    4 days ago

    Nah, our tax structure is all kinds of fucked up and the middle class pays the most in tax. You don’t start getting to skip out on taxes until you make 50x what the average college graduate earns.

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          4 days ago

          I don’t need my own you just proved my point, 100k is not middle class.

          The report, which crunched the numbers for all 50 states, is based on Pew Research’s definition of middle class: two-thirds to double the median household income.

          i believe your source even makes note that the American “middle class” is considered working class just about everywhere else.

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            4 days ago

            And in which state is 100k more than double the median income? Did you actually look at the article, or did you hit the second paragraph and assume?

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              4 days ago

              That’s not how most of the world defines middle class because it’s a useless stat that does not reflect societal issues via economics.

              I looked at the article.

              ‘Middle class’ goes beyond income

              For many people, being “middle class” goes beyond a certain income level, says Brad Klontz, a certified financial planner and expert in financial psychology and behavioral finance.

              Did you?

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                  4 days ago

                  The us tax structure doesn’t involve classes. There is no irs definition of middle class because that simply isn’t what they do.