Why You re Not “Middle Class”

Get your first month of Audible completely free! Visit https://audible.com/secondthought or text secondthought to 500-500 Fun fact, the vast majority of people see themselves as "middle class." That includes everyone from those making $20k per year all the way to those making millions of dollars per year. Surely they can t all be part of the same group, right? What s going on here? What is the middle class? Why You re Not Middle Class – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: “What is Social Class” by Marxist Paul https://youtu.be/KMzeeHMeiyw “Social Class: WTF?” by Tom Nicholas https://youtu.be/7eWLDuWnEbw Millionaires say they’re middle class https://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-millionaires-theyre-middle-class-140000146.html Gallup poll (green bar chart) https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/204497/determines-americans-perceive-social-class.aspx Roe lack of support https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/majority-of-americans-dont-want-roe-overturned https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2021/12/10/a-federal-ban-on-abortion-is-wildly-unpopular-in-all-50-states?fbclid=IwAR3zBOqnw8yGGa_7IAnWh3GwxD3YoNzHSm0wBvPYBBtqqCc9TJ9plmGDVp0 Vox article https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22166381/hollow-middle-class-american-dream Stats about the American Dream https://www.cbs19news.com/story/34248451/6-in-10-americans-dont-have-500-in-savings https://educationdata.org/average-student-loan-debt Different definitions of ‘middle class’ https://www.brookings.edu/research/defining-the-middle-class-cash-credentials-or-culture/ https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2016/05/11/americas-shrinking-middle-class-a-close-look-at-changes-within-metropolitan-areas/ Small business stats https://www.fundera.com/blog/what-percentage-of-small-businesses-fail https://www.bls.gov/bdm/us_age_naics_00_table7.txt Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJR_Fq2hhYVEFS11cf1YzG27 Spaaaaaace!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJQRpqT-hMTTFx8A6VVH3m6v What If...: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRI7VrWf_-mT0z6lrN--Cvi Popular Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SJktA-ecJRx7ZaO9J04Kbob_u5baHxN About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com