It sounds like you're using a lot of terms created specifically to divide the working class. I agree that an engineer making $250k is working class, as long as they legitimately have no passive income, which at that level of pay, you probably have some passive income, right? Maybe you're not a landlord but you're probably investing and seeing returns form that, right? You may even have some healthy crypto holdings that you don't talk about on the internet but won't shut up about in real life.
Yes, I am the "working poor". That's what my parents were, that what all of my siblings are, and that's what I will be for the rest of my life. There's no way out. And for that reason, I am obviously bitter towards people who will be able to achieve my lifelong dream of owning a home and retiring, because those people most likely grew up in a home that was owned by their parents and now have parents who are comfortably retiring, and therefore have no real appreciation for what they have.