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Middle ‘CRASH’: Pew says middle class ‘losing ground, falling behind financially’

By Paul Bedard

Published December 9, 2015 11:41pm ET

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The end is here for America’s middle class, seemingly forever the backbone of the country.

Pew Research Center reported late Wednesday that the middle class is falling behind other income groups and “is no longer the majority.”

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