For the most part, the lower
middle class enjoys a reasonable standard of living, but there is the constant threat of job loss (since most rely on the two incomes to support their family), as well as taxes and inflation.
Not exact matches
On the other hand, members of the
middle class take jobs they don't
enjoy «because they need the money, and they've been trained in school and conditioned by society to live in a linear thinking world that equates earning money with physical or mental effort.»
Looking ahead to 2030, China is expected to have a mind - boggling 1 billion people — more than three times the current U.S. population —
enjoying a
middle class lifestyle filled with
middle class things, from cars to designer clothes to electronics and appliances.
In short, the
middle class is having a hard time staying in place, while the companies they work for, and their executives,
enjoy outsize yearly gains.
If he played by the rules, they said, he could
enjoy everyone else's version of
middle class success.
«All families in my upper
middle -
class neighborhood regularly
enjoy a living standard better than that achieved by John D. Rockefeller Sr. at the time of my birth.
It would take away one of the few tax advantages working - and
middle -
class employees can
enjoy.
The woman would
enjoy certain luxuries and entitlements simply for being upper
middle class.
The poor are simply requesting the parental choice that
middle -
class Americans already
enjoy.
Blue collar workers were able to
enjoy a
middle class lifestyle.
The only reason the republicans still have any support from the
middle class is that they lie to them, all the while
enjoying the benefits they claim to hate.
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?
Determined to
enjoy (but not too much) the fruits of their labors, the growing
middle class of Dutch burghers, merchants, traders and manufacturers filled their tidy town - houses with art that celebrated their personal dignity and accomplishments, the humid sweep of their lowland countryside, and the miraculous bounty of Indonesian spices, Chinese porcelains, tropical fruits, Persian carpets, Venetian glass and other luxuries made available through the expertise of their merchant fleets.
The vices of the
middle - aged and the
middle class of
middle America have been scored repeatedly, while the suburbanite is routinely pictured as one who cowardly flees from the tumult of the inner city to
enjoy his affluence in the privacy of his background with its green grass and ubiquitous charcoal grill.
(*** Disclaimer: I am a white,
middle -
class, cis - gendered male who
enjoys and can take advantage of these privileges I'm about to describe.
Let's assume he's right» at the least, we know that the upper and
middle class are more likely to eventually get married and to
enjoy stable marriages.
Syrians who once
enjoyed a
middle -
class lifestyle in a fertile land, now live in tents in the Jordanian desert.
But notwithstanding their rhetoric, black Baptists or Methodists — who
enjoy the largest following and are the most
middle class of all black churches — have no incentive for uniting intradenominationally, let alone interdenominationally.
As a white, Western,
middle -
class woman, I
enjoy some privileges that others do not, and I am often blinded by my own cultural assumptions and biases.
Phrases derived from the contextual («urban,
middle class»), mechanist («$ 100,000 annual budget»), and organicist («
enjoy occasional fights») approaches seem more analytical and precise.
Note: I
enjoyed this book in spite of the narration on audible - the narrator's tone sounded like a high
class 40 year old rather than a
middle school / high school kid.
A student struggling with algebra in high school or
middle school needs some gentle guidance in the right direction to avoid failing the
class, bring up their grade, and maybe even actually
enjoy math.
The economic argument is debatable and opinions differ, but do you think the large numbers of struggling upstaters
enjoy the high taxes, ever increasing fees (example: the cost to have your vehicle inspected DOUBLED from 2010 to 2011 and is now one of the highest in the nation) and endless financial burdens they as lower and
middle class people endure while the rich bankers and CEOs downstate laugh at them?
The
middle class will
enjoy relief as the threshold for the 40p tax band rises.
In this weekend's poll, the Tories
enjoy a seven point lead among
middle -
class voters, while Labour is nine points ahead among working
class voters
Until the party and its leadership can admit to the mistakes made in government, or to the lack of courage shown in not tackling the clear problems that prevent ordinary people from
enjoying the sort of life that the
middle classes take for granted, then I fear a whole swathe of Labour supporters will simply choose not to vote Labour, whatever promises are made at the next election (this is essentially ditching the last vestiges of New Labour I suppose).
One of those who will cast a vote insists it's a gift for the very wealthy, while a Western New York Republican in the House says the data shows
middle class families will
enjoy tax relief.
Both Silver and Cuomo are looking to strengthen protections for tenants
enjoying lower rent to help keep the
middle class in the city.
«Working,
middle and upper
class communities should have the ability to
enjoy this resource equally,» Rodriguez said at the meeting, according to AM New York.
Prices have eased since then, but the relief is probably temporary: Oil consumption is growing rapidly in China and India as their
middle classes awaken to the taste for consumer spending that Americans have long
enjoyed.
Sometimes, and especially on a crummy afternoon in the
middle of March, it's nice to be able to switch off and settle down to
enjoying the sight of
middle -
class families eating well and playing together in sprawling, bucolic gardens.
Amour's story focuses on married octogenarians Georges (Jean - Louis Trintignant) and Anna (Emmanuelle Riva), retired music teachers who are
enjoying a comfortable
middle -
class existence.
This was done on purpose as Bobby has always
enjoyed living a higher paid lifestyle than Jack's
middle -
class one.
Depending on the wording of the opinion, the decision could add a moral dimension to the pleas of poor parents who want educational choices similar to those
enjoyed by the
middle class.
The lesson was delivered successfully to a
middle ability year 9
class who
enjoyed the exploration of a different culture, consideration of African proverbs and development of key exam skills needed to gain confidence before tackling the more challenging questions later in the paper.
Another consideration: choice in education already exists (as any real - estate agent knows well), but is so highly correlated with socioeconomic status as to preclude low - income (and some
middle -
class) folks from availing themselves of the choice — and the resulting social and political capital — which others
enjoy.
Through Choice, low - income parents now participate in some of the choices long
enjoyed by
middle and upper -
class parents.
Whites and
middle class folk have
enjoyed choice through private and magnet schools for a long time.
All those who wrote such articles
enjoy comfortable upper -
middle class lives; do they want to reduce teachers to penury?
The
middle and upper
classes, she points out, have always
enjoyed school choice.
I'm hopeful, though not optimistic, that Gov. Larry Hogan will clean up the bureaucratic and political morass around charter schools so that ordinary,
middle -
class families can
enjoy more educational choices to Maryland.
Since they can't take on poverty itself, education policy makers should try to provide poor students with the social support and experiences that
middle -
class students
enjoy as a matter of course.
High - quality tutoring can meet each student at his or her individual level, 22 a level of differentiation that is impossible for even the most dedicated of teachers to provide.23 Essentially, every student with an educated, engaged parent has access to one - on - one tutoring at home, which is perhaps one of the reasons why homework compounds the advantages
enjoyed by
middle -
class children.24 For students who, for a variety of reasons, may not have access to that kind of academic assistance at home, receiving more tailored instruction from their schools can help to level the playing field and close achievement gaps.25
As Passive Guy points out, «[t] he exquisite moral balancing described seems to ignore one big reality — most bookstore employees are working at minimum wage with little hope of being able earn enough from their employment to live in a pleasant residence, support a family or
enjoy the even the most modest trappings of a
middle -
class life.
If you think you'd
enjoy a «comedy of manners» which fairly gently skewers the
middle -
classes then this might be one for you; but if you're anticipating a book that digs deep you might be disappointed.
If you
enjoyed this article «Author Scott Nicholson — the
Middle Class Benefits of Self Publishing» you may find these related articles of interest too:
Are they the well - heeled,
middle classes in the Home Counties who might
enjoy their subscription to the Times or Telegraph; are they «heat seekers» looking for their next beach reads; are they urban types who want to be ahead of any new trend?
We've found that a couple retiring at 65 will need to save a combined $ 250,000 to $ 750,000 to
enjoy a typical
middle -
class lifestyle (assuming no employer pensions).
Using other assumptions described below, that means you will need between $ 250,000 and $ 1 million to
enjoy a retirement that is
middle -
class or a bit better.
There are millions of
middle -
class people who would have suffered failed retirements if I had not put forward that post who now will
enjoy decent
middle -
class retirements instead.