The American middle class is in a precarious position. After decades of decline — the percentage of Americans in the middle class fell by 10 points between 1971 and and 2011 — the most important income group in the country seemed to be stabilizing. That likely won’t be the case much longer if the government-ordered economic shutdown continues to put the squeeze on everyday Americans.
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