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The Middle Class Is Struggling in All 50 States
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 56685393:MV8yODIwMjU1XzQ5NDQ2MTIyX0VGMDg3MUY2] its as if the want either the very rich or the very poor and nothing in between. [/quote]
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A real shocker.......not
f the first decade and a half is any guide, the 21st century will not be known as the era of the middle class in the U.S.
The middle class shrunk in all 50 states between 2000 and 2013, and median income, adjusted for inflation, was lower at the end of 2013 in the vast majority of states than it was in 2000, according to a new study by the Pew Charitable Trust’s Stateline. The analysis, conducted by Stateline’s Tim Henderson, defines “middle class” as individuals earning between 67 percent and 200 percent of the state’s median income.
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