<p>mortgage to a house in an affluent neighborhood: 25k a year
transportation in a fancy car + gas: 10k+ a year
bountiful meals: 10k a year
designer clothes: 3k a year
miscellaneous (plasma television, pool maintenance, leisure vacations): 2k a year
the middle class bitterness: priceless </p>
<p>When you consider a family with <45k, all of which must be spent on rent, food–and not the luxurious meals, take the bus or at best a distasteful car, shop at a thrift store, and have no room left for “miscellaneous,” you will see how ridiculous your assertion is. And not all families in this income bracket are “lazy,” perhaps they did not have all the opportunities. </p>
<p>Good job. You’re family was blessed with the advantages, or lack of disadvantages. A family with over 100k would probably have enough to set a college fund.</p>