Politicians in both parties talk ad nauseam about how they want to “help the middle class,” “grow the middle class,” or “fight for the middle class.” Based just on countless press releases and speeches, it would seem that helping the middle class (or fighting about who’s helping the middle class) is the most popular mission in Washington. Purely from a political perspective, that makes plenty of sense as 87 percent of Americans tend to identify themselves as middle class or working class. Very few identify as lower class or upper class, even if they are.
oliticians in both parties talk ad nauseam about how they want to “help the middle class,” “grow the middle class,” or “fight for the middle class.”
Based just on countless press releases and speeches, it would seem that helping the middle class (or fighting about who’s helping the middle class) is the most popular mission in Washington. Purely from a political perspective, that makes plenty of sense as 87 percent of Americans tend to identify themselves as middle class or working class. Very few identify as lower class or upper class, even if they are.
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