In today's USA how much income/year can be considered as "middle -class" ?
In today's USA how much income/year can be considered as "middle -class" ?
Middle class is the class who are neither rich nor poor. They can afford a quiet comfortable lifestyle, may own a house, one or more cars and has regular source of incomes. Now, as the cost of living is increasing and the economy is going down and down, how much income is needed in today's America to be in the middle - classes.
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