The Middle-Class New Deal

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The US middle class was a product of state and federal policies enacted in the wake of the Great Depression. But since the 1980s, lawmakers have undermined what they once built, shredding the social safety net and instituting laws that virtually guarantee downward mobility for all but the most privileged. How can we restore what has been lost? From employment and housing to personal finance and education, Dickerson provides a clarion call for political leaders to enact a bold agenda like the one that created the middle class almost a century ago.

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