Who won the debate? Romney or Obama?

[HappySqurriel]

the2real4mafol said:

Kasz216 said:

the2real4mafol said:
How come they both suck up to the middle class? Don't they realize they have a 15% poverty rate in their country to sort out first?

Because most people think they are in the Middle Class, most people between say... 25,000 and 200,000 will say they're middle class. (guestimatied numbers)

that's just stupid, $25,000 a year is poor in my view, above $50,000 or $60,000 is the middle class in my view. They need to help the poor first in my view, especially the homeless and unemployed

Kasz is (essentially) right ...

I remember it being discussed in a few courses in University, and most people who earn more than (roughly) $25,000 per year and less than (roughly) $1,000,000 per year consider themselves middle class.

Now, I would argue that $25,000 per year is middle class for a large portion of the people earning that amount. If you're young (under 25) and single and earning $25,000 it is probably fair to say you're middle class, but if you're over 30 and you're married with children and your income is $25,000 it is probably fair to say that you're poor.