Precisely. Also the "middle class" always has the possibility of moving UP, just like the more affluent can (and do) go down. The problems nowadays is (in addition to the obvious) are also the fact LOTS of people in the middle class want freeshit for little or no effort AND they want to get paid wages they don't deserve.

A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”