Another day late and a dollar short, but...
I thought I'd get my two cents' worth in on this topic before I forgot about it yet again. I don't know how true this is - I haven't belonged to the middle classes for some time due to heavy medical expenses - but I understand that the middle class is disappearing rapidly from the American scene. I submit that a good portion of the problem is housing costs. In my area, until the housing boom went bust, there were wealthier portions of the area in which "tear-downs" were popular. That's a... Sign in to see full entry.