Reply #36: Lots are poor and don't realize or want to admit it. [View All]

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The natural inclination is to believe that so long as somebody isn't living on the streets or under an overpass, they are somehow middle class, even if lower low. Most are working class ( as am I ) but for many the stigma is too much for them to bear and they lump themselves into the middle class as well. Gives them a bit of bragging rights and allows them to look down on somebody

As long as there is somebody who is lower on the rungs than they, they'll want to jealously guard it and distrust and show contempt for those below them.

Of course the wild card are social issues/religion. Mustn't forget those.