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Who Exactly Counts as Middle Class?

(Feb. 28) -- Vice President Joe Biden knows what he wants to do to help the middle class, and on Friday he laid out a series of proposals to help them. But does he -- or anyone -- know what middle class is? Is it Americans earning less than $250,000 -- who President Obama promised to protect from tax increases? Is it...

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Is Marriage a Poverty-Buster?

The Myth of the Disappearing Middle Class " (Washington Post, March 29, 2012) by Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Ron Haskins asserts that the lack of opportunity in 21st century America is largely driven by the failure of individuals to behave responsibly, particularly the failure of parents to marry.

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