The middle class in this country is dying.
Yep, everyone can call it what they want or blame and point fingers in every direction, however it is rapidly declining certainly dying.
Then throw in government pensions where many retire in their 50 with $80,000 plus per lift plus top shelf benefit, while others who worked just as hard in the private sector have had their wages slashed, hours cut, benefits made worthless or eliminate all together, savings and retirements put off or gone....
All this while the price of everything has doubled or more as their wages have been totally stagnant for well over 15 years now...
One not need be a senior economist to figure out this eventually detonates.