The working class/middle class starts at the poverty threshold and ends at an approximate income that enables them to live a comfortable life. This sector of the population has enough money to support themselves and their families as well, not all but majority. These people are employed either full time or part time and have a higher life expectancy merely due to having better resources available, such as medical treatment and education. …show more content…
This is a more elite and a significantly smaller portion of the population. These people either inherited their wealth and income from prior family members or were extremely successful individuals. The rich class consists of people that have large investments in the stock market, own large sums of inherited wealth and income, or simply have their own functioning business. This small portion of the population is usually employed full time and nine times out of ten have a higher life expectancy than the poor or working/middle class. Again, this is because of greater resources at