middle class
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“Most of the middle class is at 22% now,” said Craig Ferrantino, an adviser in Huntington, N.Y.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
L.A.’s declining share of a contracting film and television industry is hollowing out its middle class, a group Pratt rarely talks about when homelessness is not at issue.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Instead, the middle class is splintering along generational lines.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Fifty years ago, factory jobs offered a path to the middle class for millions of Americans who didn’t have college degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Bill Gates, who started off squarely in the upper middle class, made a fortune without finishing college, drawing three aces.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
