Why do they always talk about "strengthening" the middle class? Why not talk about moving people from poverty to the middle class and people from the middle class to the wealthy class? Why don't they ever talk of improving people's status instead of just chaining them to it? I've never understood that.
It's called a "Bell Curve." Someone is always on top, someone is always on bottom, and someone (the largest group) is always in the middle. But it's COMPARING where the "normal" lies compared to where it was at a particular time in the past.
Consider: What do "the poor" have in this country? Cell phones, cable television, healthcare, welfare, air conditioning, food stamps, etc. Now compare that to what the "average" person had a mere 50 years ago. Granted, cell phones, etc., did not exist, but the percentage of homes without electricity, phones, or what you and I would consider "basic necessities" was far higher than it is now. Better yet, compare the "poor" in this country to TRULY poor in other nations in this world.
Yeah, you see me working.