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Affluent families take on more college debt

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Amy Scott
Aug 9, 2012
More upper-middle-class families are borrowing for college so their children can attend high-tuition prestige schools.

Mike Huckabee on how Mitt Romney can help the middle class

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Kai Ryssdal
Jul 16, 2012
The former governor talks about the importance of the middle class in this year's presidential election, and what he thinks Mitt Romney needs to do to improve his standings.

Do Americans accumulate too much stuff?

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Jeremy Hobson
Jul 13, 2012
There are some recent findings out that Americans have, well, just too much stuff -- and that a huge number of garages in America can't even fit cars because they are so filled with junk.

This election? James Carville says it's all about the middle class

Interview by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 16, 2012
Liberal pundit James Carville explains why class matters in this year's presidential election in his new book, ''It's the Middle Class, Stupid!''

Fed says downturn hit middle class hardest

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Sarah Gardner
Jun 12, 2012
Low-income earners lost less ground in recession than college-educated middle class.

What does the middle class look like?

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Jolie Myers
Jun 11, 2012
As part of our ongoing middle class photo project, we followed up with a listener who told us being middle class means setting a goal and getting there. Tell us what you think it means to be middle class.

Letters: What the middle class means to you

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Kai Ryssdal
Jun 6, 2012
Going over listeners' responses to our recent Wealth & Poverty stories on the 'black Beverly Hills' and the middle class.

The role of unions in building a strong middle class

Interview by
David Brancaccio
Jun 4, 2012
Many Americans agree that the country's economy needs a stronger middle-class. But American voters seem divided on the role that unions play in providing that.

Picture This: The Middle Class

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Middle Class Photo Project
Jul 8, 2012
What's a picture perfect way to define the middle class? Your photos of course! Explore how others picture the middle class and upload your own snapshot to our Middle Class Photo Project.

From middle class to working poor

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David Gura
Mar 5, 2012
Steve and Suellen Daniels never imagined that in their mid-50s they would struggle this much.

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