What Social/Economic Class Are You A Member Of ?

[Better Believe It]

Who are the "scum of the earth"?

According to the Christian bible:

“To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; when we are slandered, we answer kindly. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.” (1 Corinthians 4:11-13)

And if you happen to be religious you might want to joint the Scum of the Earth church!





http://www.scumoftheearth.net/

[Warpy]

1. Working class who inherited middle class

and doesn't have a clue what to do with it.

I just forgot how to be a spender.

[redqueen]

2. Working class.

But what does 'lower class' mean?

[Jennicut]

3. I guess middle class to working class depending on what jobs we have had

over the years. Right now Middle class...and my husband works for a union which is just so much better then the jobs he had before.

[MercutioATC]

4. I consider myself "middle class", but it's a subjective term.

[BOG PERSON]

5. Like every other person here,

I am middle-class down to my marrow, even if I don't self-identify as such, so it colors my perception of the world in ways of which I cannot always totally be aware.

[redqueen]

6. ... welcome to DU. (nt)

[hedgehog]

7. What are the differences among working class, lower class and

middle class?

[BOG PERSON]

12. In the developed world? Not a whole lot of much

Apparently all you have to do to be of the working class is not own a factory. If you do happen to own a factory, but wish to become working class, I recommend selling off your factory. Your fellow workers will begin to see you in a whole new light.

[damntexdem]

8. I'm an academic, so I must be in the Scum-of-the-Earth class.

And I'm a Unitarian, so I think I'm already in the SOTE Church.

[closeupready]

9. World Traveller.

;)

[HamdenRice]

10. Only in NYC: Over-educated. Underpaid (drastically) bohemian. Gave up moolah to "do art" and "good"

I notice that it's not on your list. But my circle of friends tends to be over educated, underpaid, bohemians who got a lot of schooling, did a little private sector to pay off student loans and now toil as under-paid creatives.

There's like a zillion of us here.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. yep, I fall in that category I guess

[HamdenRice]

13. I figgered from your posts in the Writing Group!

:hi:

So I take back the "only in New York" part!

[TheCoxwain]

14. I am not in NYC .. ( am in NJ) .. but that is totally me .... I have a PhD .. my wife has double

masters ...

but I think we are the poorest people in my block ....

[Better Believe It]

15. Working class here.

But 90% of working class people I know prefer to think of themselves as middle class. That's now beginning to change as they lose their jobs and "nest eggs".

[Quantess]

16. Kick for more votes

[sakabatou]

17. I'm a college student who owns a start-up.

So I dunno.

[Better Believe It]

18. You're struggling to become part of the small business middle class!

I take it you're not a millionnaire capitalist but I could be wrong.

:)

[sakabatou]

24. No

I just started. Got my first order two days ago.

[RagAss]

19. Look at my DU name and you tell me.

[Expedite Trucker]

20. The dwindling middle class here

[cliffordu]

21. Enhanced scumsucker class.....

Sometimes referred to as the 'Gutless Shitsucking Cretin' class.

Mostly, I tend toward the cretin.

[SmileyRose]

22. I live at half the median wage in an area rated slightly higher than median cost of living

but my little house is paid for and I have no debt of any kind. So though we grocery shop with the calculator and have to go over our choices to pick out which generic staple we'll have to live without this week if we get over the budget - I still FEEL middle class because I own a computer of my own, a half decent car, and the ability to buy enough gas to drive to Michigan and see my Mom a few times a year.

[Better Believe It]

25. I've noticed that our "standards" for being considered middle class seem to be dropping.

As the economy grows worse the standards will drop even lower because everyone prefers to think of themselves being middle class rather than working class or lower class.

[SmileyRose]

27. I think of working class as union people

though I support unions fully, I have always worked behind a desk for very small businesses. So I think I would either be lower or middle class.

To me, lower class is when you are long term government assistance because work does not provide enough to keep roof, food and clothing for yourself or your family.

[csziggy]

23. I think I voted wrong - I voted Middle Class but I had a business so I must be

Scum of the Earth Class!

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

26. Right now or on average.