middle class is closer to poverty than being a multimillionaire
“The rich” does NOT include children of billionaires (come on we’re at least slightly better than the plagues of Egypt)
Upper middle class children SHOULD NOT feel guilt over having money
Being aware of privilege and using your privilege to help others IS NOT a guilt trip
Constantly feeling guilty helps no one
Billionaires, however, should feel guilty over hoarding wealth.
Upper middle class is NOT rich
Black Lives Matter
Trans rights are human rights
My uncle was one of the top surgeons in the country. He was upper middle class definitely. When he got cancer, his insurance didn’t cover all the treatments he would need and after 5 years he drained his savings on cancer treatments (while still working most of that time) and eventually died because he couldn’t afford the expensive treatments that might have saved him.
If you are upper middle class and you get sick, it will likely bankrupt your family. It’s fucked.
For all of the idiots in the notes ^
My family was upper middle class when I was a kid. My dad was fairly high up in a large company, my mom was a stay-at-home mom. But in 2008/2009, my dad got laid off and then both of my parents were diagnosed with cancer within six months of each other. This was before Obamacare, so we couldn’t get health insurance due to pre-existing conditions, and if my parents hadn’t saved religiously during the first 20 years of their marriage, then I don’t know where we would have ended up.
I was in high school at the time, so I don’t know the exact numbers, but I do know that the cancer treatments cost something in the range of $200,000 to $300,000 without insurance (which we couldn’t get). Think about that. That’s a good sized house in a lot of areas.
Upper middle class families are privledged in many ways, but because of the way America is set up (particularly our healthcare system) most Upper Middle Class families are one or two major emergencies away from a financial crisis.
walks around the grocery store. in a homosexual manner.
Limp wrist contemplating deli meat; wrist falls even more limp when I realize what I want isnt on sale. Hip weight shift, time to reconsider. Deep sigh.
