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Middle Class Photo Project

Josh Barnes, Frederickburg,Va.

Marketplace Contributor Jun 11, 2012

I took two days off of work to have a long weekend trip with my family to Lancaster, PA. We visited Dutchwonderland Amusement Park; It’s becoming an annual event for us. This was my daughter’s first roller coaster ride. This picture captured for me life in the middle class. We didn’t go anywhere extravagant but we are comfortable enough to do something like this and we had a phenomenal time.

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