"In this century the alternative is death by junk food and brain death by the entertainment industry."

I think you'll find that that phenomena is not a class issue - it extends across the social spectrum. I suspect that those who will feel the pinch the most in the coming months/years will be the "middle classes", especially those who work in service industries, and the young, particularly school leavers. It will be interesting to see what, if any, kind of protest music they might produce