[pbmonster]

> the "middle class" was a fiction invented by the capital class to divide the working class

Totally agree.

> If you or someone in your family has to work so that you can survive, you are working class.

It's not so easy.

A dentist owning his own doctor's practice - the means of production, quickly worth several million dollars - does pretty clearly belong to the (petit) bourgeoise. His interest are often clearly opposed to that of the staff he employs. Every dollar saved on salaries, every day of vacation denied means more money in his pocket.

Yet he has to work every day.

The real difference are the means of production.