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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Vanishing Middle Class

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

Moving from ‘we had money’ to ‘they want money I don’t have’

As Michigan families redefine vacations, tourism industry turns to out-of-staters

Shifting middle-class fortunes transform Michigan’s ‘cottage on the lake’ lifestyle

Capsized by economy, Houghton Lake clings to hopeful signs on vacationers

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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