Reply #6: It's Giving Rise to a New *Official* Social Class-Based on Profession - Genteel Poverty [View All]

[NashVegas]

If you frequent urban planning discussion forums, you'll see people talk about "affordable housing" for working class professionals - teachers, policemen, firefighters. People who are "the right sort" and needed for their services, but only make the national average salary or right around it.

If you live in a large city, you have the choice of purchase a home in a high crime area or paying 1/2 your salary in housing costs. You can rent in some nicer, suburban area but you'll never build wealth.