social class in America

Social class throughout the world is very much in existence and in the United States plays a very prominent role in our society. In the United States there are four social classes. The upper class, middle class, working class, and lower class. 5% of the the U.S. population earn at least 614,000 annually and may earn ten times that amount or even more. Upper class individuals are very privileged. The drive the best vehicles, own the top businesses, and children attend the best schools/university's which in turn basically assures the families assets and businesses are going to continue to grow and stay within the family.
The middle class are made up of 40 to 45 percent of the U.S. population. The middle class society are more diverse in regards to race and ethnicity in the United States than the upper class. Many middle class individuals who are withing the upper middle class society are individuals who have pursued careers where they make on average 80,000 to 160,000 a year. The average middle class society make around 40,000 to 80,000 a year and most likely work less prestigious white collar jobs.
The working class in the United States are about one third of the population. The income within these households are around 25,000 to 40,000 a year and many of these individuals work blue collar jobs. These individuals are more vulnerable to financial problems caused by illness or unemployment. The lower class in the United States are a society that are considered to be poor. Our society seems to isolate the lower class especially when these individuals are ethnically and racially the minority. About 60 percent of lower class families rent homes in the most undesirable places throughout the U.S and usually live within rural southern areas and inner city's.
I believe social class in the U.S. is a very relevant situation. I also do not believe individuals should be judged because of how the look from the outside and where they come from in regards to social class. Never the less social class determines many individuals futures. A student from a working class or lower class society may not have the same opportunity's as a student from the upper class or upper middle class society. They most likely will not be able to afford the best university's to attend or educations. They may not even be interested in attending college because no one in their family did or they simply don't think they can do better than how they were raises. A child grows up and learns what they live and may not think that they can get out of poverty or the lower class situation.
Individuals from the upper class can also afford better health care when sick and the best medications/surgery's money can buy. They can afford the best representation when facing time in prison while individuals from the lower class receive representation from public defenders. Two individuals facing the same charges who come from different social classes will most likely have very different results in regards to the case. It may not be fair but this is simply how America and many other nations throughout the world operate and thrive. Social class matters so much in the United States, perhaps too much.