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American Middle Class

Half Measures and Lukewarm "Reform" Won't Save the Middle Class

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

Let's hope that when Obama speaks Congress he outlines not only a bold program to provide health care for all Americans, but also a set of proposals to lift the middle class out of its currently dismal economic condition.

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Betting Against the American Middle Class

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 06.26.2009 | Business

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Leo W. Gerard

Unionization is how the middle class re-emerges. America could do without a few filthy-rich boys lolling on yachts in the Mediterranean.

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Consider Yourself Middle Class? Think Again

Chicago Tribune | John Keilman and Gerry Smith | Posted 04.17.2008 | Business

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A new report by the Pew Research Center highlights a paradox of the American middle class: Most people, no matter where they fall on the economic spec...

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