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Now I see... Thanks for the wonderful explanation!

:lol: Almost any Moscow family which owns a flat have this amount (it's the price of modest flat in Moscow). Do they all belong to middle class????[/quote]

A modest apartment costs half million...

:lol: Almost any Moscow family which owns a flat have this amount (it's the price of modest flat in Moscow). Do they all belong to middle class????[/quote]

A modest apartment costs half million...

Hey you are wrong. I've got money ( ~ half a mil) but I keep it invested.

I don't buy all that "Здесь необходимо подчеркнуть, что разложение среднего класса, ухудшение его позиций — это общемировой процесс, характерный для позднекапиталистического общества, вступающего в...

It must be not that easy. Otherwise, everyone would be acting like that, and it's not the case, as I can judge.[/quote]

It's true, not everybody can do that but many do. And they are not rich but...

I thought I explained that...
1. They will pay on a monthly basis which is not really much, even with interest.
2. They have more money left to invest, and more money bring them even more money in...

It is not true. Many middle-class Americans prefer to pay for everything on credit (credit cards, mortgage, cars, boats, etc.) and to keep the rest of their money invested in stocks which bring them...

As long as you pay your bills on time, you are OK. If not, you are going to a poor house.

You are correct. Most middle-class people buying everything on credit.

Most people in the US belong to middle class, unlike people in Russia: poor or rich, and nothing in between.
BTW, US farmers are not poor.

But that would cause two different classes of people "lower" (consumer) and "upper" (producer)... I thought Marxism was all about equality. Shouldn't work then be equal?[/quote]

I would agree on...

Социализм: От каждого - по способностям, каждому - по труду.
Коммунизм: О каждого - по способностям, каждому - по потребностям.[/quote]

In this case, "welfare" is even better than communism:...

Don't be so hard on yourself :lol:

"Конечно, я абсолютный и чистый демократ. Но вы знаете, в чем беда? Даже не беда, трагедия настоящая. В том, что я такой один, других таких в мире просто нет."

Я вижу, скромностью Путин не...