This phrase forms the basis of most of the Democratic economic policy, and as yet, I have seen no clear definition of it. Is it simply someone who works? Obviously this isn't it, since many wealthy people work, and the Democratic statements using this phrase make it obvious the definition does not include them. And there are many people who do not "work," like the retired elderly, who are treated sympathetically by the Democrats.

Narrowing it down a bit, as used, "working person" seems to be someone in the lower income ranges, which implies that the upper ranges are held by "non-working persons." The obvious corollary is that there is a certain level of income you can reach where you don't have to work any more. A few calculations show that several million dollars socked away would create enough interest for this to be true for me, but the Democrats seem to set the threshold a lot lower than this. What is the threshold? What is the upper income limit for a "working person?"

In the context in which it is always used, the obvious meaning of the phrase is "someone who will almost certainly vote Democrat if I throw them a very small amount of cash," but this seems overly cynical, and doesn't seem to involve the word "working" at all.

I would really like a good definition of this. I assume there is no one out there stupid enough to assume that if you are not lifting boxes or hauling dirt, or performing some actual physical labor, that it isn't "work."

Any ideas? A good definition? I'd love to be able to direct this question at some Democratic pundit.