Researchers answer a question about the decline of the middle class

Re:Researchers answer a question about the decline of the mi... by Pokepokalypse on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @05:52PM (#14304118)

>Median wages stayed stagnant. So people drop out of the middle class. They stop going to the movies and take on more hours or a part time job in order to pay their phone bill.

But we can get that "side-hustle" now, so that makes it all right?

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Re:Researchers answer a question about the decline of the mi... by logfromblammo on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @10:34AM (#14308497)

Right. Those Uber ads are rather tone-deaf to fears of downward class mobility. They try to paint the company as helping middle-class people earn extra money to buy the things they want, when in actuality the majority of rides are driven by lower-class people that are trying to earn their living as drivers.

One person's second job may be another's primary source of income.

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