When 50% of the country is making $250 grand a year I will consider that middle class

[Johonny]

12. I don't think you should be that hung up on this subject

Politicians talk about the mythical middle class because the majority of people think they are middle class. They target their speaking style to attract the most listeners. People on both ends you know probably shouldn't think of themselves as middle class often tell you they are and want to hear politicians talk about them, not the poor or the lower upper class or whatever people want to classify it. On the other hand when politicians actually do legislation they should be vastly more selective and progressive in things like tax brackets in their progressive income tax. I get why politicians talk about the "middle class", I don't get why their tax code policies start center right and aren't very progressive. Well actually I get that too