People in social classes with greater power attempt to cement their own positions in society and maintain their ranking above the lower social classes in the social hierarchy. Social classes with a great deal of power are usually viewed as elites, at least within their own societies.
Debt Burden Ratios. This is the ratio of debt burden to income. For example, if you pay Â£2,000 in debt interest and have an income of Â£40,000. If you a country has a debt burden of Â£100bn and pays debt interest of Â£60bn.
: financial burden or outlay; specifically : an item of business outlay chargeable against revenue for a specific period business expense : an expense made in furtherance of one's business especially as part of the cost of operating a business in the taxable year in which the expense is incurred â compare capital expense and personal expense in this ...