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The vanishing middle ground Many of the jobs that are disappearing today won’t come back |
A generation of failure For a while, it looked like young workers had finally caught a break. It didn’t last long. |
Making bad times good Many are finding the recession can deliver unexpected benefits |
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Pay up or get out The middle-class life has been built on debt for over a decade. Now that bill is due. |
Retiring into the unknown With our nest eggs in ruins, the feds look at pensions for everyone |
Forget the ’70s There are no simple solutions for the plight of the middle class, but all is not lost |