Research and Analysis · Stopping the Attack on New York's Middle Class
Countdown: New York’s Vanishing Middle Class
AARP
Katherine Bridges
New York’s middle class, particularly among Gen X, is struggling to afford food and a roof over their heads as retirement is becoming an illusion for them. This telephone survey of New Yorkers age 35 to 70, found food costs are having a serious impact on the financial condition...
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Future of the Middle Class
CQ Press
Peter Katel
The percentage of middle-income U.S. households has declined significantly in recent years, leading some economists, policy experts and politicians to argue that the American middle class is in deep trouble — or even disappearing. Globalization, automation and declining union membership have shrunk the manufacturing workforce — historically a bulwark...
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The Middle Class Squeeze
A Report on the State of the City’s Middle Class
CHRISTINE C. QUINN
In 1997, the New York City Council issued a report entitled “Hollow in the Middle: The Rise and Fall of New York City’s Middle Class”.1 Two concerns motivated the report. The first stemmed from the observation that cities such as New York City (the City) need a middle class...
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