Vanishing Middle Class

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Vanishing Middle Class

Michigan, once the embodiment of the American middle-class lifestyle, now reflects the growing difficulty to get ahead, or even stay in place. What does this mean for the state where that very demographic was born?

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So you think you are a member of the middle class?

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Middle class shifts challenge traditional service clubs

As the middle class morphs, so does the idea of marriage

The race to join the middle class: it’s a steeper climb for minorities

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