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There's a middle class. They are the ones that don't need the assistance.
The vast majority of the lower class however cling on to defining themselves as middle class for some reason.
American exceptionalism and identity politics have become so ingrained in the culture that it is too painful for people to identify as lower class and needing assistance. Needing help has become considered a moral failing of the individual instead of a failing of the society, and that feeds back into itself to prevent people from changing the culture.