Get your first month of Audible completely free! Visit https://audible.com/secondthought or text secondthought to 500-500 Fun fact, the vast majority of people see themselves as "middle class." That includes everyone from those making $20k per year all the way to those making millions of dollars per year. Surely they can't all be part of the same group, right? What's going on here? What is the middle class? Why You're Not Middle Class – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every Friday! Citations and Further Reading: “What is Social Class” by Marxist Paul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMzeeHMeiyw “Social Class: WTF?” by Tom Nicholas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eWLDuWnEbw Millionaires say they’re middle class https://finance.yahoo.com/news/most-millionaires-theyre-middle-class-140000146.html Gallup poll (green bar chart) https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/204497/determines-americans-perceive-social-class.aspx Roe lack of support https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/majority-of-americans-dont-want-roe-overturned https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2021/12/10/a-federal-ban-on-abortion-is-wildly-unpopular-in-all-50-states?fbclid=IwAR3zBOqnw8yGGa_7IAnWh3GwxD3YoNzHSm0wBvPYBBtqqCc9TJ9plmGDVp0 Vox article https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22166381/hollow-middle-class-american-dream Stats about the American Dream https://www.cbs19news.com/story/34248451/6-in-10-americans-dont-have-500-in-savings https://educationdata.org/average-student-loan-debt Different definitions of ‘middle class’ https://www.brookings.edu/research/defining-the-middle-class-cash-credentials-or-culture/ https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2016/05/11/americas-shrinking-middle-class-a-close-look-at-changes-within-metropolitan-areas/ Small business stats https://www.fundera.com/blog/what-percentage-of-small-businesses-fail https://www.bls.gov/bdm/us_age_naics_00_table7.txt Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads:    • Playlist   Spaaaaaace!:    • Playlist   What If...:    • Playlist   Popular Videos:    • Popular Videos | Second Thought   About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com