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    The middle class is no longer the majority in America according to a new Pew Research Center report. In 2015, there were 120.8 million adults in middle-income households, compared to 121.3 million adults in lower- and upper-income households combined. This is the first time the middle class has not been the majority since Pew began tracking this data in the 1970s. The report found that the share of adults in the upper-income tier grew more than the share in lower-income households over the past 40+ years, driven by increasing income concentration among the affluent. An eroding middle class is a key issue in the 2016 presidential election, with candidates like Bernie Sanders focusing on reducing income inequality.

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    The middle class is no longer the majority in America according to a new Pew Research Center report. In 2015, there were 120.8 million adults in middle-income households, compared to 121.3 million adults in lower- and upper-income households combined. This is the first time the middle class has not been the majority since Pew began tracking this data in the 1970s. The report found that the share of adults in the upper-income tier grew more than the share in lower-income households over the past 40+ years, driven by increasing income concentration among the affluent. An eroding middle class is a key issue in the 2016 presidential election, with candidates like Bernie Sanders focusing on reducing income inequality.

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    America's Middle Class Is No Longer The Majority - Real Time Economics - WSJ

    Enviado por

    H Tim
    The middle class is no longer the majority in America according to a new Pew Research Center report. In 2015, there were 120.8 million adults in middle-income households, compared to 121.3 million adults in lower- and upper-income households combined. This is the first time the middle class has not been the majority since Pew began tracking this data in the 1970s. The report found that the share of adults in the upper-income tier grew more than the share in lower-income households over the past 40+ years, driven by increasing income concentration among the affluent. An eroding middle class is a key issue in the 2016 presidential election, with candidates like Bernie Sanders focusing on reducing income inequality.

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