“Class in America”: Response The classes in America are considered a very sensitive subject to discuss freely amongst peers. A class in some sorts is seen as a label for how much money a person makes in their lifetime. In Mantsios’s article “Class in America” he discusses the major decline in the middle class of America and he states that the other two classes seem to be “drifting apart” (382). Yes, the middle class has been in a decline, but there is also a part of the middle class that is thriving: agriculture.
Mantsios states and defends one of his opinions in his article with results of a survey asking two simple questions: “Do you consider yourself to be in the middle class” and “Do you feel comfortable discussing the subject of classes” (284). The majority of the answers were no which agreed with Mantsios. The other opinion that Mantsios is trying to prove is that the middle class is in decline and to prove that he is right, he provides statistics of how many people on earth are living in poverty. Not only are there millions of poor people, but the vast majority of what’s left, are considered quite wealthy. He believes that this very large difference between the two, could be a very serious problem for the United States of America. …show more content…
Farmers make up the “largest segment” of the middle class (Roberson 10). Farmers are seen as the heart of America in most eyes and in a sense that is true. Agriculture will always be in high demand as our planet’s population increases. Because, everyone needs food. This keeps every farmer extremely occupied with the responsibility of feeding all of the world. A responsibility like that comes with a reward: a paycheck. That paycheck isn’t very large, but it is also not very small which leaves them right in the