[Homestead] "The Formerly Middle Class " - Commentary

Lynda lurine at softcom.net
Tue Nov 18 13:34:57 EST 2008


O.K., the middle class as defined until recently when talking empty-heads 
got hold of the word, was "A social class of business or professional 
people, also known as the Bourgeoisie."  Not a synonym for "working class"!

I don't give a dead rat's patooty about the "middle class."  I'm a tad more 
worried about the WORKING CLASS!  The folks making $56,000 and less.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bob ford" <bobford79 at yahoo.com>


> My sixty year old neighbor who moved here from Miami; new house, brand new 
> BMW, all the stuff; recently had a devastating stroke.  His boyfriend 
> can't find his money, even with private investigators.  He has already 
> sold his car for him, he (my neighbor) will be losng his house.  He is 
> walking , but still can't talk.  The boyfriend says he has the early signs 
> of 'sun-downerns' and will have to go to a care-home.
>
>  The boyfiend has moved in to help as much as possible.  They think he has 
> a ton of money somewhere.  I have no idea, he hasn't been here long enough 
> for wife and I to become real friendly.  He blew into Phoenix , loaded, 
> less than two years ago.  Now, to a not-so-bright ending.  We all can be 
> humbled by means beyonfd our control........bobford
>
> p.s.  I still say that actual 'hard-working' middle class (or what-ever 
> label) will be hurt more than those who bought Ship's bell Clocks from 
> Tiffany's on Credit
>
>
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>
> --- On Tue, 11/18/08, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Homestead] "The Formerly Middle Class " - Commentary
>> To: homestead at lists.ibiblio.org
>> Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 9:25 AM
>> It's sad, I suppose, that the 'formerly middle
>> class' can't shop at
>> Tiffany's anymore, or buy a new BMW. As I read that
>> article, I kept thinking
>> about the Great Depression. There were people who
>> couldn't afford food or
>> shelter; people died from being poor. That could happen
>> today, but it won't
>> be the middle class. They will be whining about having to
>> live on one income
>> or not having the money to see a shrink to talk about the
>> truama of being
>> downwardly moble.
>>
>
>
>
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