While not completely descriptive (I would envision 3 classes with today's working conservative American between the two described), this old Sci-Fi tome provides some insight into the world of today IMO. Think of the eloi as the glitterati of today (celebs, actors, Libs, socialists living off transfer payments, etc.) and the Morlocks as everyone else (if there can only be two classes) --:
Eloi and Morlocks
If you have not read H. G. Well's "The Time Machine" I highly recommend it...
One of the biggest reasons -- it runs on diesel. Too expensive to make it "acceptable" here....... more
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Too bad we are trying to be too green...........