What defines lower,middle and upper class?
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No Money...Little Money...Lots of Money
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Based on data I could find on World Bank assessments of per capita income by country and US poverty definitions, I would estimate that of the 180+ countries in the world, only the 46 nations defined as  "high income" or "upper middle income" are above the US official poverty level.  Keep in mind that poverty level is defined in part by cost of living, which tends to be lower in less-developed nations.
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capitalism.\n\nalso the growth of the middle class, or small time capitalists and merchants.
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Yes and no.  What is more happening is the middle class is changing, more people are falling into the lower middle class realm with fewer moving to upper middle class or higher or staying in the 'true' middle class.  It is a defitnate threat that the middle class could end up falling, but it is happening slow enough that most people dont really notice it but also slow enough that the problem can be fixed.
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If you could find "middle class" average people who agree. I do not think we could agree on who is middle class Harvard says single income of $41,000 & 2 income family of $72,000. I think anything below $150,000 is middle class. \nMy friends & I are middle class people, we do not live in mansions or have chaueffers, we are just regular people & we do not vote alike very often.\n\nIt is someone's dream that would would be democrats - and our nightmare. Middle Income - Kennedys, Clintons, Kerrys, rockafellares, Fords, Gates, Clooney, Oprah - I want their middle class income.
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not an easy answer, I would recommend reading "The Status Seekers" by Vance Packard, or the scaled down version (it is just selections from the book) "American Social Classes in the 1950's", edited by Daniel Horowitz
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Class formation is a side effect of capatilism that western culture has deemed acceptable.  There will always be some people with a ton of money who don't have to work, and those with little money that cator to the wealthy.  This is acceptable, because it is theoritically possible for anyone to become rich, given the appropriate invention idea, or business model.  It is this possibility that gives the people motivation to create something that will better the lives of as many people possible, and adds value to education.  When there are more products that better the life of the mass populous, the standard of living increases within that country or economic unit.  As long as there are some checks and balances, to prevent the rich from overusing or abusing the poor, like minimum wage/40 hrs a week in the USA, or whatever makes sense in other countries, then cpatilism is the best form of government anywhere.
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In the third world capitalism's benefits go to the rich.  There is no middle class, or at least it's very small.  There are the rich and the poor and there are way more poor than rich.  Politicians know what side of the toast the butter is on.  Poor people vote too.
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If you want stuff, there will be bills.  \n\nWant more stuff? Get ready to pay more, unless you can get someone else to pay for it.  That's what rich people do.\n\nUsually it's the middle class that finances everything.  Get in line; it's milking time.  But sometimes this is worth it.  Somebody's gotta pay.
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History shows when you destroy the middle class the economy and state will fall as well.  This is why the roman empire fell.  There can not be black and white meaning poor and rich.  Look at the depression.
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This will help with #1 I think......hard to explain it on here but the affairs our government creates can break us or make us.  One is the social programs they create, another is how high they increase taxes and allow prices to rise\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics\n\nNot sure what you mean by #2 see if this helps with that one:\n\nThe middle class, in colloquial usage, consists of those people who have a degree of economic independence, but not a great deal of social influence or power. The term often encompasses merchants and professionals, bureaucrats, and some farmers and skilled workers\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_class
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The technical definition is the middle 50% of the spectrum of wealth.  the poorist 25% of the population and the wealthiest 25% of the population are not considered middle-class.  Average household income is usually between $30,000 and $80,000 per year (depending on location-New York & LA are more expensive than Sioux Falls, SD).
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It means they care about the middle class family, health care, education, economy, fiscal responsibility etc.,
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Unfortunately the poor are usually less educated than the upper class(not  saying all upper class's are smarter than the poor but) people tend to live by example, if the parents are poor and they are raised poor they just seem to find it easier to follow than to fight.
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This is a very lengthy topic.\n\nBriefly:\nAristocracy,\nMilitary Bureaucracy,\nCivil Bureaucracy,\nTechnocrates,\nMiddle class,\nLower Class comprising of rural poor and urban poor.
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Republican\n\nGulliani\nMcCain\nRice\n\nDemocrat\n\nHillary\nGore\nKerry
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Middle class values include a desire for social respectability, material wealth, and an emphasis on the family and education. That so much reminds me of the late and great Ronnie Barker: "I look up to him because he is upper-class. I look down on him because he is lower-class. I am middle-class."  Great comedian.  (Oh, and by the way, I'm a cross between working/middle class - don't care tuppence about the first two values above, but the second two are very important to me, and as for socialising, I just go with the flow!).