Characteristics of US Income Classes

No no no!

First off people should keep in mind, this varies greatly by region of the county, and where one is in their career. So let’s say this is a forty to forty-five year old – halfway through life and career.

The real differences are in how one’s income is made. The upper class lives luxuriously, and off their wealth. They work if they choose to, not because they must.

The middle class works because they must. They work for a decent to good living, after several years of saving can buy a house, fund a family from cash flow, take a couple of weeks vacation, save enough for retirement not to see their quality of living drop when they do retire.

Poor and working poor can’t do the above.

It used to be that middle class American families were so on one income. As Americans we’ve already seen that go away, and we allowed it. On that same trend now we’re seeing greater and greater numbers.

Charts like these just keep Americans in their place as human resources to the global corporations who run the United States, and due to broken political fundraising and lobbying, who our governments serve.

There are only two classes. The first four work for a living and are the working class. The owner class doesn’t. Don’t divide us.