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Originally Posted by dogzilla
I don't think that is the benchmark. It's just proof that the middle class does have the opportunity to improve its lifestyle. Unlike some liberals here, I still see the US as a land of opportunity. It's just that nobody is going to hand you the success that goes with the opportunity. You have to work for it.
Also, if the number of millionaires is increasing, then the number of people in other income groups is also increasing. It's not like newly created millionaires are just appearing out of nowhere.
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That logic is completely illogical.
This whole idea that if you just work hard enough you too can join the ranks of people born into wealth is completely false. Sure some people come up with great ideas or manage to climb from one class to another but the data clearly shows the middle class is shrinking. And it's not because they're all joining the wealthy. Jobs have been lost nation wide, health and education costs have gone up. A lot of families who had decent family wage jobs are now working multiple jobs and struggling.
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Last edited by Tully Mars; 09-24-2010 at 05:44 AM..
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