The Vanishing Middle Class
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What has happened to the middle class in America? Is the American dream slipping away? Middle class used to mean owning a house, putting your kids through college, and still having enough to retire on but what does it mean today? Job losses, high health care costs, and stagnant wages are just a few of the factors responsible for the erosion of the middle in America. But is there any way to rebuild middle-class America? Our guests are HEATHER MCGHEE, Director of the Washington Office of Demos, a non-partisan public policy organization, and KEVIN LEICHT, a Professor of Sociology at the University of Iowa.
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