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1. There is a difference between 40% of ALL jobs and "ONE middle class salary"

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 03:45 PM

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in 1976 40% of all jobs did not pay a middle class salary.

In 2026, a "middle class salary" would not support a family of four.

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