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Where the Middle Class Is Shrinking
The percentage of families earning middle-class incomes fell in nearly nine out of 10 major metro areas across the country between 2000 and 2014, according to new research by the Pew Research Center. The study defined middle-class households as those making between two-thirds and twice the national median income. That was roughly $42,000 to $125,000 a year for a family of three in 2014, though adjustments were also made for the cost of living in different areas.
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The middle class is poorer today than it was in 1989
No wonder people are still so gloomy: the recovery hasn't one at all for middle class wealth.
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The American Dream is out of reach
The American Dream is impossible to achieve in this country. So say nearly 6 in 10 people who responded to CNNMoney's American Dream Poll, conducted by ORC International. They feel the dream - however they define it - is out of reach.
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More Americans see middle class status slipping
A sense of belonging to the middle class occupies a cherished place in America. It conjures images of self-sufficient people with stable jobs and pleasant homes working toward prosperity. Yet nearly five years after the Great Recession ended, more people are coming to the painful realization that they're no longer part of it.
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The Middle Class Is Steadily Eroding. Just Ask the Business World.
As politicians and pundits in Washington continue to spar over whether economic inequality is in fact deepening, in corporate America there really is no debate at all. The post-recession reality is that the customer base for businesses that appeal to the middle class is shrinking as the top tier pulls even further away.
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The great middle-class identity crisis -We are not our jobs
We are what we do. We choose professions that suit our identity, and then those professions enhance our identity.
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