The Hollowing Out of America's Middle Class

http://viableopposition.blogspot.ca/2014/04/the-hollowing-out-of-americas-middle.html

The growing disparity between the rich and poor in America is accompanied by the disappearance of the middle class.  Even with the recovery of the economy since 2008, an ever-shrinking number of Americans classify themselves as "middle class".

According to a recent poll by Pew Research Center, the number of Americans that classify themselves as "middle class" is just above the percentage that classify themselves as "lower class" as shown on this graph: