One hallmark of the great experiment that is America has been the strength of the middle class. A free and open economy, plus the social freedom to rise in society and the work place has led to an environment that allows for an expanding middle group that has been the envy of the world.
A large middle class provides cultural and political stability that foments greater participation in all aspects of a smooth running society. In contrast, countries with a smaller middle class typically have a small, wealthy, ruling elite and a large lower class that has little power in the running of the nation.
America, one might say, is the great equalizer, and the middle class has been the majority economic segment of society for many years. The “American Dream” has been that anyone who was willing to work hard and play be the rules could move up and become part of the “mainstream” middle.
That appears to be changing, and a recent Pew Research study indicates that under President Obama the middle class is declining and that by combining the upper and lower tiers, the middle proportion is now less than the other two combined tiers. There are several aspects to the study that explain the shift, but it is troubling that society seems to be becoming more stratified, with less opportunity for those who would rise to the top.
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2008 was bottom
This is what happens under socialism! The middle class shrinks until it becomes the poor, the wealthy stays about the same until there are only the haves and have nots. The worst part is that there is no way for the poor to rise again because there is no longer a middle class and the government dictates all. So what do you call this? Slavery!?! And guess what, it does not discriminate by race, religion or gender……….it just is!
Are you crazy. Hillary is Obama’s mini-me. She will continue to care out his plan. She stated so in an intervuew.
Wood county Ohio is mostly Republican. I know because I lived there and did not vote for Obama at anytime. So it definitely was a rigged election.
It actually began with Teddy Roosevelt.
Why zionists?
Good one.Richard Eckard
call him a right wing radical nut…go ahead…make his day
Zionist are the globalists who controll the world and are behind elections … President Kennedy warned us of these people and then was shot in the head …by those same people …
Jesus, I’m so sick of liberals crying that a Republican did something when I bash Obama. Get a different rebuttal.