# Who is middle class?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-middle-class/566695>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 7, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-middle-class/566695 "2011-01-07T01:25:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-middle-class/566695/101 "2011-01-16T20:17:19Z")

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> [@xtisme](#):
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> I don’t think the President has made less than $250k/year since the 70’s (he currently makes $400k/year). I don’t believe this is a good baseline, as the President, Congress and Senators aren’t exactly in it for the money. It’s not supposed to be their job, but more a call to duty or whatever (I realize the reality is somewhat different).

Still more fortunately those having reached such status will in the course of their duties make extensive friends, who can be relied to put opportunities their way should after retirement they fall short in their pensions.

‘_Let us wonder aloud where a poor boy who became governor of Arkansas and president of the United States got such a fortune that he can blow $3,000,000 on a wedding._’

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