⚡️The middle class is where the system hides its extraction because the middle class still believes obedience will be rewarded.
The poor are visibly dependent.
The rich are structurally insulated.
The middle class is trapped inside the moral contract of responsibility.
Work hard. Pay taxes. Buy insurance. Save for retirement. Don’t cheat. Don’t default. Don’t complain. Don’t take too much. Don’t fall behind. Keep your credit clean. Keep your kids on track. Keep your career moving. Keep the mortgage paid. Keep smiling.
Then the system taxes that obedience.