Eighty-five percent of the middle class say their standard of living is harder to maintain than it was a decade ago. This is due, in large part, to the fact that a middle class job often no longer supports a middle class life. Namely, their incomes have not kept pace with the costs of the … Continue reading
The American middle class, long the most affluent in the world, has lost that distinction. While the wealthiest Americans are outpacing many of their global peers, a New York Times analysis shows that across the lower- and middle-income tiers, citizens of other advanced countries have received considerably larger raises over the last three decades. After-tax … Continue reading