&quot;Besides, globalisation will overall increase the total wealth of the poor + middleclass combined.&quot;<p>It won&#x27;t really increase the overall wealth of the middle class.  It will pull wealth away from the middle class to pay the poor at a cheaper rate.  This is what&#x27;s happening right now and why people in the tech industry are so upset by it.  It&#x27;s a form of global wealth redistribution.<p>I also don&#x27;t think the middle class has any divine right.  They just need to start preparing for job loss and overseas competition.