Is there a standard, accepted definition of what constitutes the "middle class"?

[RSS Bot]

No, there isn't. "Middle class" means different things to different people - and politicians.

More... (http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/is_there_a_standard_accepted_definition_of.html)

[chip anderson]

U ain't rich but you ain't poor.

[MarcE]

politically, it means you and me and everyone else that is respectable.

The rich are thieves. The poor are lazy or drug heads. Only the middle-class are worthy.

BTW I think almost everyone thinks they are middle-class. Just ask someone who makes $225K a year if they are upper-class. They will say they are middle class, even though that puts them in the top 3% of wage earners.

Then ask someone who makes $17K/yr the same question. Same answer.

Is that a standard, accepted definition? No. It's just my thoughts. Worth what you paid for it. (if you are a paying member of Optiboard, It's work significantly less than what you paid)