Posted by
Pat O on Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:00:00 AM
I am fed up the the Democrat side of politics claiming that middle class America is "hurting". I am middle class America, my friends are middle class America and none of us are "hurting". Are we paying more for gas, YES. Does this in turn cause us to pay for for groceries, other goods and services, YES. Does this make us destitude, NO. I am a hard working middle class American, who has been through much harder econonic times than this. I have alway been able to find a job and have always worked. Through high unemployment times and low ones.
I think what is being muddled and depicted as "hurting" is the difference between wants and needs. From what I observe and those that I talk to, the biggest deprevation that the middle class is suffering, is that of luxuries. People are having to divert thier disposable income from luxuries because of the high cost of fuel. Which in turn does trickle down. However, we have a solution to that, we just have to implement that solution.
So in the meantime does this mean I wont go to the movies as often for maybe cut back on eating out, probably. However, my family is much better off economically than we were in the 90's.
I hope that regardless of party, that middle class America takes a look around and asks the question: What middle class are they talking about?.