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The Middle Class

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The middle class depends on earned income from occupations usually requiring credentials, holding some assets but relying on continued employment.

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A professional household lives on salary; an interruption in earning changes its position quickly.

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The term is claimed by an enormous range of positions, which makes it the least precise category.