Whose Middle Class?...And a New Breed of Republicans

From: Forward | Date: November 17, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

Gus Tyler
Forward
11-17-1995
Whose Middle Class?...And a New Breed of Republicans.

There's much talk in Congress about cutting the taxes of the middle class. When people hear about it, they cheer because in America just about everybody claims to belong to the "middle class." Some will proclaim they belong to the "upper" middle; others will admit they belong to the "lower" middle. But almost everyone likes to think that he or she is right there in the "middle." That's why politicians, of course, are constantly positioning themselves in the "middle of the road" and appealing to the "middle ...

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