It's just a personal pet peeve of mine. No thanks to politicians on both side of the isle, people misunderstand what middle class is and historically was.

Americans, ever believing themselves to be temporarily embarrassed millionaires, had been led to believe owning a home and a car and having a decent paying job made them middle class, when it reality they're working class doing decently.

A great example of what was historically considered middle class was is Mr. Sheffield from The Nanny. Has a butler and a nanny, but no other staff and still does have some sort of career. He's moderately rich, but not wealthy. When politicians talk about about cutting taxes on the middle class, it's people like Mr. Sheffield they're referring to, not people living in suburbia.