Tag Archives: middle-class

The Democrats Get Back to Work

From Rep. Steve Israel’s An Agenda for Success: “In Congress, we can and need to do more to make it easier for families to succeed. Today, I announced the formation of the Democratic Middle Class Working Group. My colleagues and I have been working together to craft legislation that will ease the squeeze on [...]

Close To Home

From Bob Herbert’s Letters From Vermont: “The letters to Senator Sanders offer a glimpse into the real lives of ordinary people in an economic environment that was sculpted to favor the very rich. One of the letters was from a woman in central Vermont who said she and her husband are in their mid-30s, are [...]

Counting on the Middle Class

I want to come up with a definition of the middle class that has nothing to do with numbers. I want to do this for two reasons. The first is because I want to find a better explanation for the reasons why individuals do not seem to vote in their economic interests. The second is [...]

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