It would truly be interesting to determine the distribution of TER members wrt income.  where do we fall?   probably not many fall in tier 1 or 6, but I would bet that most fall in tier 4 or 5 with a few in Tier 3.....  


Tier 1......Less than $24,999
Tier 2......$25,000 to $49,999
Tier 3......$50,000 to $99,999
Tier 4......$100,000 to $149,999
Tier 5......$150,000 to $199,999
Tier 6......$200,000 or more

Certainly the TER stats would confirm that but they do not break it down enough...
In short - we are NOT the majority of the population as a whole.....   so we gotta get off our high horses... we are not a part of the masses....   in short, we ain't middle class.  And lets face it, neither is Obama nor McCain.  Reminds me of George H Bush... upon seeing a price scanner for the first time and marveling at the device... like where was he?

From the TER Poll Archive.
WHAT IS YOUR ANNUAL INCOME?
13%   25K - 40K
15%   41K - 60K
16%   61K - 80K
13%   81K - 100K
40%   Over 100K