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@middle_class_us "McDonalds meals are up 200%. Frozen pizza doubled in price. But tell us inflation is under control and the economy is strong. If working people cant afford fast food its not just food thats broken. Its everything"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-19 14:52:27 UTC 28.8K followers, 4853 engagements

"Boomers bought homes for $90K with a single income. Gen Z is paying $2K/month to rent a shoebox. Dont tell me they worked harder. They just got there before Wall Street did"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-16 14:57:27 UTC 28.8K followers, 6157 engagements

"Minimum wage was created to protect workers and guarantee a basic standard of living. That means food. Shelter. Clothes. Transportation. Not living in your car or splitting rent X ways in your 30s"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-23 14:57:25 UTC 28.8K followers, 72.6K engagements

"Boomers bought homes with taxi driver salaries. Now Uber drivers cant even afford rent. The gig economy wasnt innovation. It was the middle class going extinct in real time. The fall of Rome with WiFi. We need to course correct and fast"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-26 17:09:32 UTC 28.9K followers, 11.5K engagements

"Lets stop pretending rent is a luxury. A roof over your head is not a luxury. An apartment is not a luxury. Living alone at XX shouldnt be a flex. It should be normal. But most Americans cant afford it anymore"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-24 15:08:23 UTC 28.8K followers, 20K engagements

"Youre told to save cash while inflation eats it. Told to get a degree while tuition bankrupts you. Told to work hard while billionaires buy your neighborhood. The middle class isnt struggling. Its being erased"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-27 14:57:43 UTC 28.9K followers, 3257 engagements

"Wages should be high enough to cover the cost of life in America. But they aren't. And not everyone can build a brand monetize a hobby become an influencer and grind until X a.m. We need real solutions"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-26 18:50:29 UTC 28.9K followers, 93.6K engagements

"America is not in a new golden age. It's in an age of modern wage slavery. Youre allowed to choose your cage: Corporate gig freelance. But the chains Still there. Debt. Rent. Insurance. No escape. America wasn't always like this"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-24 16:50:31 UTC 28.8K followers, 6848 engagements

"FYI: America was not meant to be a place where you have to live on rice and beans for your entire life just to be a success. It was the land of opportunity. And it can be again. But sure blame social media on giving everyone a false sense of what is possible"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-25 18:52:31 UTC 28.8K followers, 1819 engagements

"Once upon a time the middle class bought homes took vacations and saved for college. Now They drive Uber after work to afford groceries. This isnt progress. Its economic regression dressed in startup slogans"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-23 19:06:25 UTC 28.9K followers, 15.4K engagements

"They shipped 5.8M jobs overseas. Now AI is coming for whats left. The elites told you to learn to code. Now coders are getting automated too. Theres no ladder left for any of us. Just a trap door"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-22 16:54:30 UTC 28.8K followers, 33.3K engagements

"90% of kids born in the 1940s out-earned their parents. Only XX% of kids born in the 1980s will. The ladders been pulled up. And youre told to work harder"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-24 23:44:47 UTC 28.9K followers, 65.4K engagements

"The Fed printed trillions. Whered it go Not to you. Not to working families. It went straight to Wall Street real estate and private equity. Now rent is up groceries are up and your wages are flat. This isnt policy. Its looting"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-26 14:52:26 UTC 28.9K followers, 15.1K engagements

"Imagine working X jobs just to stay broke. Bartending by night. Uber by weekend. And still getting asked So what else do you do We need to go back to an America where one job was more than enough to survive"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-21 21:02:28 UTC 28.8K followers, 5934 engagements

"Boomers had pensions affordable homes and jobs that paid a living wage. Gen Z has student loans unpaid internships and roommates instead of families. We didnt kill the American Dream. It was sold for parts"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-21 18:53:24 UTC 28.9K followers, 323.2K engagements

"You make $XX an hour work overtime have a side hustle and still can't afford chips for your kids lunch. Thats not a budgeting issue. Thats a broken economy. And no telling people to stop eating out isnt the answer"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-20 14:57:25 UTC 28.9K followers, 1.2M engagements

"Being middle class in 2025 means: A $1200 rent for a 1-bedroom A $XXX car payment $2000 in monthly credit card debt A job that hasn't given you a raise in X years But sure.tell us inflation is "cooling.""
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-23 23:00:34 UTC 28.9K followers, 77.9K engagements

"$72000 salary is paycheck to paycheck. $4000 disappears every month. Wheres it going Chaos. Debt. Inflation. Just a few years ago this was enough to have a great life"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-22 20:57:29 UTC 28.9K followers, 527.7K engagements

"The top XXX% now control XXXX% of all wealth. In 1990 it was 8.5%. What changed Not work ethic. Not innovation. What changed was policy that was designed to concentrate wealth. We dont live in capitalism. We live in financial feudalism"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-26 20:57:35 UTC 28.9K followers, 11.2K engagements

"Pizza chains are collapsing. Not because people hate pizza. But because the middle class cant afford it anymore. The $XX pie is now a symbol of a broken system where even junk food is priced like steak"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-20 21:03:23 UTC 28.9K followers, 726.4K engagements

"They say the middle class is lazy. Since 1979 worker productivity has increased 61.8%. But hourly pay rose just 17.5%. Youre not lazy. Youre being robbed and told to be grateful"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-21 14:59:24 UTC 28.9K followers, 70.7K engagements

"In 1960 a single income bought a house fed a family and paid for college. Today dual incomes cant even afford a starter home"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-25 14:58:31 UTC 28.9K followers, 54.4K engagements

"To earn what your CEO makes in a year youd have to start working in 1740. Before the American Revolution. Before electricity. Before America even existed. Now tell me again that the system isn't rigged"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-24 19:02:18 UTC 28.9K followers, 23.2K engagements

"Your parents bought a house in their 20s with one salary. Youre XX renting a one-bedroom and splitting groceries with a roommate. But you have access to AI and XX different streaming services. Progress right"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-25 20:58:29 UTC 28.9K followers, 20.1K engagements

"Want to retire You have X options. Youll need to: Own assets. Leave the country. Win the lottery. Because this system isnt built to help you rest. Its built to squeeze you dry until the day you die"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-25 23:41:20 UTC 28.9K followers, 13.5K engagements

"Middle class used to mean security. Now it means: X jobs. X side hustles. No savings. Medical debt. Praying your 15-year-old car doesnt break down. All while being told you have it easy"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-25 17:03:40 UTC 28.9K followers, 197K engagements

"The old America: Work hard and youll make it. America now: Work X jobs and you still can't afford rent. Start a family Forget it. Buy a home Only if your parents co-sign. This isn't failure. This is the new normal that was engineered"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-22 15:01:32 UTC 28.9K followers, 58.3K engagements

"America isnt middle class anymore. Were debt class. We survive by borrowing from tomorrow to fake happiness today. And when tomorrow comes Theres nothing left but bills and burnout"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-26 23:28:03 UTC 28.9K followers, 6201 engagements

"1980: You could work full-time at minimum wage and afford rent. 2024: Work full-time and you're $XXX in the hole every month. The math isnt fuzzy. The system is broken"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-23 16:56:27 UTC 28.9K followers, 37.5K engagements

"Your friends new car Leased. Your coworkers dream trip Charged to a card at XX% interest. Your neighbors solo apartment Split three ways with secret roommates. Everyone you think is thriving is drowning in quiet desperation"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-27 15:12:37 UTC 28.9K followers, 1769 engagements

"America is a country where: You cant afford to live alone. Youre one ER visit from bankruptcy. You spend XX% of income on rent. And retirement Thats for the rich. This is not the American Dream were taught. It's the American Nightmare"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-18 14:58:30 UTC 28.9K followers, 4637 engagements

"The American Dream was real once. Back when one good job was all you needed for success. Now The new American Dream is a subscription model. Every facet of American life is now monetized. You can't win if you don't pay. You can't pay Too bad. Just work harder and change your mindset right"
@middle_class_us on X 2025-07-23 20:57:23 UTC 28.8K followers, 5167 engagements