Sentences with phrase «comfortable middle class life»

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The assumptions of cutthroat libertarianism were so embedded in the worldview of these lucky newcomers that they spoke as though the victims of tech - fueled displacement and gentrification had chosen to live in poverty and squalor, just as they themselves chose to learn to code, chose a management - track job at a major corporation, and chose to set themselves up for a comfortable upper - middle - class suburban life.

According to Rah, «fifty years ago, if you were asked to describe a typical Christian in the world, you could confidently assert that person to be an upper middle - class, white male, living in an affluent and comfortable Midwest suburb.

When I was young, middle class parents wished for their children a more comfortable and successful life, but one in continuity with the broad middle class consensus.

How do we live comfortably — by which I mean no more than enjoying a lifestyle typical of the American middle class, which compared to most of the world is very comfortable indeed — and also take seriously the needs of our neighbors?

The Zion teenager comes from a comfortable middle - class home; she says her parents, an engineer and a teacher, are caring and supportive; and her life has been absent any of the trauma or serious misfortune that sometimes shapes a reformer.

Larry has a suburban home (bland) and family (unappreciative) and a level of middle class affluence that give him a comfortable living.

My wife and I are on the edge of adopting our first child, and while my current salary is enough to allow us to live a comfortable middle class lifestyle without children, we really don't have the wiggle room necessary to continue to live a middle class lifestyle once we adopt.

All those who wrote such articles enjoy comfortable upper - middle class lives; do they want to reduce teachers to penury?

China's Cultural Revolution drastically alters the lives of Ling and her family as political oppression and violence sweep away their comfortable, middle - class existence.

Shriver examines the aftermath through the eyes of three generations of the Mandible family, who are leading comfortable upper - middle - class lives up until the day everything changes.

If you're careful with money and expect a modest, yet comfortable, middle - class lifestyle, living off 60 % of your pre-retirement income should be enough.

«I was making $ 60,000 a year — more than twice the income we get from the farm — so we lived a very comfortable middle - class life.

My favourite things about it were: the amazing outdoor swimming pool and hammock area; the tasty and free breakfasts; the generally fast Wi - Fi; central location; fun evening activities and free classes; the beautifully landscaped and treed common areas with lots of plant life making it feel like an oasis in the middle of the busy city; the relaxed and laid back atmosphere; the 11 PM quiet time rule for getting a good night's sleep; the spacious female dorm; the comfortable mattresses and pillows; the fact that the hostel provided heavy duty locks for the individual lockers inside the dorms; the helpful and friendly staff; the colourful and charming appearance and decor; and the ensuite bathrooms inside the dorm.

I want to make enough money to continue a comfortable middle - class lifestyle and to securely work on my own projects for the rest of my life.

The world's 40 per cent middle class naturally aspire to live like the comfortable 10 per cent do today.

But 1914 was to be the year in which this comfortable upper middle - class life was to be darkened considerably by two tragedies, one historic and one familial.

I think it's much simpler: my grandmother, who grew up in the Depression to immigrant parents and moved up to a comfortable middle - class life, had experienced the American Dream firsthand.