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September 29, 2015

Are You Really Middle Class?

Can we define the middle class in practical terms? To be sure, there are probably as many sociological definitions of the middle class as there are commentators seeking definitions. So let’s set aside the socio-swamp of beliefs, values, and taxonomies of class in favor of a definition with measurable thresholds. Many commentators attempt to define […]

Filed Under: Inequality

August 9, 2015

Pursuing the American Dream: Economic Mobility Across Generations

The ideal that all Americans have equality of opportunity regardless of their economic status at birth is the crux of the American Dream and a defining element of our national psyche. This study investigates the health and status of that dream by analyzing economic mobility— Americans’ movement up and down the economic ladder—during the past […]

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July 9, 2015

Inequality in America: The Data Is Sobering

The good news is that President Obama appears to have decided to devote the rest of his presidency to trying to tackle the forces behind the yawning inequities that have hamstrung social and economic mobility, eroding the living standards of the middle class. The bad news is that he may not be up to the […]

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June 15, 2015

Seniors and Income Inequality: How Things Get Worse With Age

Income inequality has been rising on the political agenda, yet one group has been left out of the discussion: seniors. Older adults are somewhat less likely than working-age adults to be poor by the government’s traditional poverty measure, developed in the 1960s. But this official measure may understate the extent to which seniors live in poverty. […]

Filed Under: Inequality, Retirement Security

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