LIFE IN THE MIDDLE // A look at the class that pols are targeting

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: January 26, 1992| Author: Don Hayner | Copyright information

The middle class. They've been called the backbone of the nation, the barometer for politicians, the buyers fueling the economic engine of consumerism in good times.

Some have just called them boring.

And this year, they are the target of presidential candidates and the stuff of political sloganmaking. Everybody running for something is out for their votes.

But just who are the middle class, and what do they want?

"Everybody sees themselves as middle class....

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