Edgar
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And what, besides money, denotes class? If a person can afford a middle-class lifestyle they are middle-class in my book. Do you think someone has to have a white-collar job to be middle-class, even when they earn less than someone in construction? Do you think someone with a blue-collar job automatically works harder than someone working the same hours in a white-collar job?
Roughly put, class is determined by one's value system (and the resulting behavior). The amount of money a person has at any given point does not have effect on a person's class - otherwise, there would be no such thing as "gaudy rich", it would be just "rich".
For example, Hulk Hogan and Britney Spears are low class white trash, even though they have millions of dollars. And your friendly neighborhood community college professor is middle class, even though he lives in a shoe box sized apartment and saves money by making cookies out of spoiled milk.
For a more detailed study of class in America, read this book: http://www.amazon.com/Class-Through-American-Status-System/dp/0671792253