Reply #18: "Rich" is also a subjective term.

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In traditional usage, "middle class" was anybody who fell between "working class" and "upper class".

..."working class" being defined as laborers and those without advanced education...blue-collar workers.

..."middle class" being defined as white-collar workers and "shopkeepers" (small business owners).

..."upper class" being defined as the investor class.


$250k/year seems about right for the top end of "middle class"....although I'd much rather it indexed to locality.