I imagine that America is very similar to Britain. Keith:
Are the poor carrying guns in England these days? REH From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith Hudson Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 4:25 PM To: RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION Subject: [Futurework] The proposed 7 classes The following will be of interest to some FWers. It's of interest to me, of course, because the class system is an aggregated view of what goes on in every (particularly male) group or organization of any size. In all of these (and except for the very poor), the Western individual spends by far the bulk of his or her income on homes, goods, services, activities and entertainments which consolidate his existing status or are opportunities to aspire to higher levels. I'll abstract from the article (shown below) to show the seven classes into which the project team think the UK (more accurately, the English) are divided today. (Note the new term, standing for those who are both poor and precarious.) Elite -- 6% Established middle class -- 25% Technical middle class -- 6% New affluent working class -- 15% Traditional working class -- 14% Emergent service working class -- 19% Precariat -- 15% My own model has only two classes -- 20-class and 80-class -- because I'm mainly interested in those who take the important economic decisions (as well as much else!). And these, of course, are in the 20-class. This certainly include the Elite above, plus some of those in the Established Middle Class (top professionals in the law, medicine and accountacy who are necessary to the rich), plus some of those in the Technical MIddle Class(also vitally necessary). Both of the last two classes are vitally necessary for the continued power and wealth of the Elite I imagine that America is very similar to Britain. Keith http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/03/us-britain-class-idUSBRE9320R92013 0403 British class system alive and growing, survey finds LONDON | Wed Apr 3, 2013 11:39am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - British people can now aspire to and despise four new levels of social classes, according to a new survey conducted by researchers in partnership with public broadcaster the BBC. The Great British Class Survey found that the prevailing notions of a system comprised of the Upper Class, Middle Class and Working Class only related to a slice of the UK population, when analyzed according to income <http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/03/us-britain-class-idUSBRE9320R9201 30403> <http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/03/us-britain-class-idUSBRE9320R9201 30403> [], assets, social connections and social activities. An "Elite" class and a "Precariat" (precarious proletariat)were the two most extreme groups at either end of a new social scale of seven classes produced by researchers from the London School of Economics (LSE) and University of Manchester based on two surveys conducted by the BBC and research firm GfK. "It is striking that we have been able to discern a distinctive elite, whose sheer economic advantage sets it apart from other classes," LSE Professor Mike Savage said. []
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