working family
Breadwinners with dependents
Working family is a political and economic term for a household where adults are employed but still face financial pressures, often despite holding steady jobs.
Politicians frequently invoke working families when discussing tax policy, healthcare, or cost-of-living issues, positioning them as deserving beneficiaries distinct from both the wealthy and the unemployed.
Tax relief for working families suggests people who play by the rules but struggle nonetheless.
The phrase carries implicit moral weight—these aren't idle recipients of aid but hardworking citizens who need support.
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- livelihoodMeans of earning income
- paycheck to paycheckNo savings between wages
- making ends meetEarning enough to survive
household · breadwinner · kitchen table · employment · job security · budgeting · domestic labor · gig economy · caregiving · burnout prevention · wages · cost of living · time allocation · stress management · parenting · dinner time · labor force · eldercare
working familyleisure class
Wealthy non-workers
old money family · landed gentry · aristocratic family · the one percent · dynastic wealth
working familyaristocratic family
Lineage of hereditary rank
old money family · landed gentry · the one percent · privileged class · ruling class
work, worker, workers, works, worked, workable, working, workings, rework