16 Amazing Facts on the Middle Class Squeeze

[babsbunny]

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/04/16-amazing-facts-on-the-middle-class-squeeze/237949/

Apr 28 2011, 9:20 AM ET

Editor's note: The last three years have decimated the middle class, leaving behind a trail of foreclosures, joblessness and devastated wealth. To illustrate the range of suffering, Michael Snyder, editor of editor of The Economic Collapse blog, assembled a collection of statistics that paint a full picture of the crisis.

The figures below measure both the impact of the recession and the aftermath. For example, not only did household wealth decline 25% during the recession, but also foreclosures and bankruptcies have continued to steamroll average families even as the economy has grown for more than a year.

[xchrom]

1. recommend

[bluesbassman]

2. Chilling statistics. A pyramid is only as strong as it's base.

Ours gets weaker by the day.

[moondust]

3. K/R

[AzDar]

4. Jesus wept.

:kick:

[spooky3]

5. Two Americas--One of them is a lot bigger than the other (nt).

[nonperson]

6. The Atlantic should follow up this article with

16 Amazing Facts on the Upper Class Enrichment

I'd like to see the contrast exposed.

[leftstreet]

7. +1

An excellent idea

[midnight]

8. These should be the issues that every Democratic voter thinks about when choosing a candidate..