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<h1>Just the Facts: How the Middle Class Got Stuck</h1>

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<p>This article originally appeared in <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org">Yes! Magazine</a> at <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/purple-america/2008/07/30/just-the-facts-how-the-middle-class-got-stuck">https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/purple-america/2008/07/30/just-the-facts-how-the-middle-class-got-stuck</a>.</p><link href="https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/purple-america/2008/07/30/just-the-facts-how-the-middle-class-got-stuck" rel="canonical"/><p>Yes! Magazine is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of ... . Learn more at <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org">Yes! Magazine</a></p><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://www.yesmagazine.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=15817&ga4=G-74QJNNY44Z" style="width:1px;height:1px;">