Middle class

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Commentary

Forget the K-Shape: We have a barbell economy—and the middle class is buckling under the weight

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January 14, 2026
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Future of Work

Top economist says latest jobs data shows a ‘jobless expansion’ with no historical precedent—and it’s ‘gut-wrenching’ for the middle class

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January 7, 2026
Young family stressed over finances
Success

People making six-figure salaries used to be considered rich—now households earning nearly $200K a year aren’t considered upper-class in some states

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December 5, 2025
MacKenzie Scott
Success

Trump’s new tax policies will cut the wealthy’s philanthropy by over $4 billion—and middle-class donors can’t match the donations of MacKenzie Scott

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December 1, 2025
middle class
Success

Americans can’t agree on what ‘middle class’ means anymore, and they’re debating it in the comments of TikTok home tours

By Nick Lichtenberg and Ashley Lutz
November 26, 2025
Rich stressed person looking at bills
Success

Six-figure salaries aren’t cutting it: Even high-earners are feeling the pinch right now and shopping at budget grocery stores

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August 1, 2025
David's Bridal CEO Kelly Cook
Success

Gen X CEO of a popular retail chain was once a single mother surviving on $882 a month and pinto beans before finding success

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June 27, 2025
Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump.
Success

The world’s billionaires now hold more wealth than every country in the world except the U.S. and China—and they’d be even richer if it wasn’t for tanking stocks

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April 2, 2025
Dave Ramsey
Success

Dave Ramsey says he can 100% tell who will stay middle-class by looking at the cars they drive

By
February 19, 2025
Bernie Sanders speaking at a podium at the DNC.
Politics

Bernie Sanders: Democrats shouldn’t be surprised middle class ‘abandoned’ its ‘disastrous campaign’ for Trump

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November 7, 2024
Mature woman with headache in front of laptop at home
Success

Workers making under $200K are scared they’ll outlive their retirement funds

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September 9, 2024
A waitress carrying two plates of food

Harris and Trump’s pitch to businesses: Give workers a raise without increasing your payroll

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August 24, 2024
Person spending money
Finance

‘The lower income consumer in the U.S. is stretched’: Pepsi’s CEO isn’t the only executive worried about the economy

By Stan Choe and The Associated Press
May 9, 2024
Biden delivers State of the Union speech.
Leadership

President Biden has a warning for the corporate world: Get ready for higher taxes and forget about that private jet loophole

By
March 8, 2024
Elon Musk
Tech

Top labor economist says don’t believe the AI doom narrative—and his reason why is the ‘underpopulation crisis’ Elon Musk talks about

By
February 12, 2024

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