[Dems2008] Re: "Working Class"

My sense has always been that "working class" is not limited to
unskilled labor; it includes (in my terms) skilled
tradespeople.....plumbers, mechanics, electricians, and lots of
contractors are as skilled in their professions as are those who have
advanced degrees and licenses from their state.

But the operative "cut off" it seems to me has always been those who
work with their hands for no more than the median income AS OPPOSED
to those who "work" more with their heads, typically in air
conditioned offices.

--- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, Carol Roberts <carolroberts1@...>
wrote:
>
> Will someone please define for me the phrase "working class"? It
seems
> to mean variously; blue collar; union member; non-professional
white
> guys.... anybody know for sure?
>
> And, is this supposed to indicate that people who work in
professions =
> those who used to be "white collar" workers, don't really work
anymore?
> .....Carol
>

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