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In reply to the discussion: They once inhabited a vast swath of North America but their numbers have been greatly reduced [View all]whatthehey
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They once inhabited a vast swath of North America but their numbers have been greatly reduced [View all]
Fumesucker
Jun 2016
OP
It's not just the labels. The 50% who are "middle class" are more squeezed than before
Bucky
Jun 2016
#35
"the largest losses in the middle class since 1970 are due to people becoming wealthy"
Phlem
Jun 2016
#48
I started with the simple statement that the number of people in the middle class has been growing
bhikkhu
Jun 2016
#93
There is no doubt that the number of people in lower income households has been rising
bhikkhu
Jun 2016
#92
Too little too late. Look at my last post. And your links just prove my point.
passiveporcupine
Jun 2016
#89
So according to you, if 95% of 2,000 purple eyed people die at age 2 years old
angstlessk
Jun 2016
#13
I would say its good that we have added 30 million or so to the middle class since 1970
bhikkhu
Jun 2016
#16
demographic changes...vietnam is now a labor competitor? THAT demographic change?
angstlessk
Jun 2016
#15
Yet almost everyone misses that 75% more people moved into the upper class than fell into the lower
whatthehey
Jun 2016
#47
Again, of course all segments of society will grow as the population grows.
passiveporcupine
Jun 2016
#84
For sure. Already posted in Good Reads but for whatever reason not much traffic.
appalachiablue
Jun 2016
#39
Ah it makes perfect sense now. So if 50% of Americans, about 160 million, are middle class
A Simple Game
Jun 2016
#36
this says the middle class is shrinking but you've been stating the middle class is growing
passiveporcupine
Jun 2016
#83
Glad to see you understand the middle class shrunk due to the wealthy stealing from the working
Rex
Jun 2016
#56