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HiPointDem

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2. Their target is the middle of the income distribution, whatever you want to call it.

Reply to BlueMan Votes (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 04:34 AM

Nov 2012

Professional workers are part of the working class and may have high, low, or middle incomes; blue collar workers may have high, low, or middle incomes as well.

The 'traditional' middle class of classical economics was small independent proprieters and a limited range of independent professionals, not workers.

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Walmart & Target: Their target customers are the middle class, not the poor. [View all] HiPointDem Nov 2012 OP

their target customers are the working poor who want to feel middle class. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #1

Their target is the middle of the income distribution, whatever you want to call it. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #2

On my planet, facts trump non-facts. cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #3

then they need to adjust their sights- because they're missing the target. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #4

if the middle of the household income distribution is 'the poor,' then what is the bottom HiPointDem Nov 2012 #6

like i said- they're missing the target, if their target is the middle class. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #7

they're the middle of the income distribution. funny definition of 'working poor,' there. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #8

the traditional 'middle class' doesn't live paycheck to paycheck... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #9

The 'traditional' middle class weren't workers, they were small and independent HiPointDem Nov 2012 #10

you're definitely entitled to your opinion. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #11

people like yourself think there are no facts, just 'opinions'. but it's not so. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #12

For a lot of the people I know, Walmart and Target would be upscale shopping. hobbit709 Nov 2012 #5