Is the Middle Class an Anomaly?

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Have there been many (any?) other times or places in history when there was a significant middle class?

Is a significant middle class just a freak - an accidental product of forces that, left to its own, would quickly dissolve?

When and where a have we seen significant middle classes throughout history - and what happened to them?

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

If the middle class is a freak, an anomaly, should we try to prop it up, or let nature take its course?

 

[jscott78]

Have there been many (any?) other times or places in history when there was a significant middle class?

Is a significant middle class just a freak - an accidental product of forces that, left to its own, would quickly dissolve?

When and where a have we seen significant middle classes throughout history - and what happened to them?

I've got my blue book out and am ready to tackle your final exam, professor.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

I've got my blue book out and am ready to tackle your final exam, professor.

Excellent.

Remember to show your work and cite your sources.

 

[naturalmwa]

A large middle class isn't an accident. Its a purposeful product of redistributive socially liberal policy. If you're not a peasant, you should thank liberals.

 

[thewop]

"The Middle Class" is among the most ambiguous things ever. For most people, unless you're a 1% and sure of it, the Middle Class is everyone who's not on welfare, up to everyone who makes just a little bit more than "me." For instance, a household that makes $200k/year considers itself middle class, but a household that makes $80k/year does not consider the $200k home middle class. I always get a kick out of politicians arguing about the middle class, because there isn't an agreed upon definition.

 

[ping72]

The middle class isn't just a freak....It's a...

 

[BondHawk]

The middle class isn't just a freak....It's a...

What did the five fingers say to the face? SLAP!

 

[unIowa]

Have there been many (any?) other times or places in history when there was a significant middle class?

Is a significant middle class just a freak - an accidental product of forces that, left to its own, would quickly dissolve?

When and where a have we seen significant middle classes throughout history - and what happened to them?

It's a result of revolution via the lower class.