American Enterprise Institute: 'Middle Class Is Shrinking Because of a Booming Upper-Middle Class'
January 12, 2026
January 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued the following report on Jan. 6, 2026 by Stephen J. Rose and Scott Winship entitled "The Middle Class Is Shrinking Because of a Booming Upper-Middle Class."
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Abstract
Populists on both the political left and right routinely claim that the middle class has been hollowed out. These claims, to the extent they are based on evidence, rely on a . . .
Here are excerpts:
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Abstract
Populists on both the political left and right routinely claim that the middle class has been hollowed out. These claims, to the extent they are based on evidence, rely on a . . .
