Turns out the American middle class didn’t die. It got richer—and felt poorer

Since 1979, the American Enterprise Institute calculated, the ranks of the upper middle class, earning $133,000 to $400,000, ...

The upper middle class is now the largest income group in the U.S.

America's middle class is shrinking, but not because people are getting poorer. Instead, more households are climbing the ...

How the economy is forcing middle-class people in Sacramento to the edge | Analysis

While some economic forecasts are upbeat, rising health, energy and debt burdens are quietly eroding the fragile finances of ...

Why the Middle Class Is Struggling To Afford Kids, Marriage, and a Car in Today's Economy

Many life milestones feel out of reach for the middle class, a big indicator that things are shifting. Here's what it could ...

Are You Upper-Middle Class? Economists Say This Group Is Thriving—Here’s How Much Income It Takes

Since there is no single, standard definition of middle class—or upper-middle class—the AEI report used the federal poverty ...

America’s income tax is progressive

Supporters of progressive income taxation should be happier than they seem to be every April 15. Despite whining from ...
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How Can America Be So Miserable When It’s So Rich?

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20 Meals Middle-Class Kids Loved in the ’90s

From pizza bagels to Hamburger Helper, these 1990s middle-class meals were all the rage when kids got home from school.

House Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries: "Things Haven't Been Working Out" For The American People "Over The Last Several Decades"

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries gave ABC's "This Week" on Sunday a frank evaluation of the performance of government ...

More Americans are breaking into the upper middle class

New research shows that the ranks of the higher earners have grown markedly over the last 50 years, while the lower rungs of ...

Where Did All the Affordable Cars Go?

For generations, working- and middle-class Americans could find an inexpensive, reliable set of wheels to get around. In the ...