SOCIAL CLASSES IN THE UNITED STATES

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My friend Barbora is a sixth grade teacher. Before teaching the social class structure of Rome, she asked her students to use index cards to assemble a depiction of what they thought the current U.S. social class structure looks like.

The above photo is their collective response.

Since the handwriting is hard to read in the picture, I've transcribed their graph of American social classes below:

• Top level: Mafia, Supreme Court, President, Government
  
  
• Second level: Army, Military, F.B.I.

• Third level: Famous People, Pope, CEOs (Business Owners), Celebrities, High Class Job Such as C.E.O., Heroes (Fire Fighters, Doctors, Military)

• Fourth level: CTO (Chief Technology Officer), Entertainment Workers, Fire Fighters, Doctors, Bankers

• Fifth level: SSA (Social Security Association), Contractor

[Big Gap]

• Sixth level: Teachers

• Seventh level: Alleagle [sic] Imigrants [sic], Homeless

Sounds about right, no?

Although I am baffled by the phrase "Entertainment Workers." Isn't that the category you look for in the yellow pages when trying to find strippers?

I love the specificity of "Chief Technology Officer." Either some kid's parent is a CTO or some science geek just inspired the bully to give him another wedgie.

Finally, I'm thrilled that Barbora's students have recognized the major lobbying efforts and marketing campaigns that we teachers have undertaken in order to be finally recognized as being in a caste above illegal aliens and hobos.

--Junichi