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HiPointDem

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6. if the middle of the household income distribution is 'the poor,' then what is the bottom

Reply to BlueMan Votes (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 07:04 AM

Nov 2012

of the distribution?

the middle of the income distribution is the middle class.

working class has nothing to do with one's position on an income distribution, it has to do with one's relation to the means of production.

lower, middle & upper are about income.

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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