How do the sources of income differ depending on where one is situated in the social class hierarchy?

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

A very small top class, whose income derives largely from return on assets--the capitalist class. Then multiple class distinctions among the nonpropertied majority below the capitalist class. Most depend, not on income from assets, but income from jobs. They sort them into classes based on the occupation of the principal income earner in each household.
The working poor are employed at very low-skill, low-wage, often insecure jobs that do not pay benefits such as health insurance. Because their jobs are poorly paid, precarious, and devoid of benefits, their lives are marked by financial instability. Members of the underclass may have job income, but they are likely to work part-time or erratically. They may be dependent on public assistance or disability payments. A few draw income from criminal activities.