If i cant figure out a way to access some of that wealth, then shame on me. All week long Al Jazeera America is showcasing a selection of your stories. They include some of the most important issues weve covered on this channel for you, and there are few issues that matter more to my team and me than americas shrinking middle class. Ive explained the brutal economic headwinds blasting middle income americans. Those changes include technology, stagnant changes, the Housing Market collapse and a Great Recession that left many workers unemployed or earning a lot less than they were before. I brought you personal, emotional stories of families struggling to survive. Now, the good news is along with the pain, there is hope. Theres no better example of this mixed picture than philadelphia. A city where i spend about half of my time. The loss of phillys Manufacturing Base along with high crime, poverty and a Poor Public School system have taken a huge toll. Now, remarkably philadelphias middl
Threatened her with a gun. Two new Iphone Models tomorrow are expected. They are expected to announce the iphone 5s and 5c. And taking a vacation in outer space, Richard Branson says that could soon be a reality after a successful second test flight. And those are your headlines. If you would like to get the very latest on any of our stories you are invited to go to ou website, at aljazeera. Com. Real mone real money with ali velshi is coming up next on al jazeera. Home prices and intere interest when the government wants to build something and your house is in the way . Ill take you to one city where it could be used to keep people in their homes. Im ali velshi. This is real money. this is real money, you are the most important part of the show, so join our conversation in the next half hour. Home sales are climbing, foreclosures are declining, but a lot of people are still having trouble buying a home. A 30year mixed Home Mortgage has jumped, and that jump alone has priced some poten
American companies are addicted to terms temporary work position have grown ten times faster since the great recession. We are not talking about the kelly girl in offices. Many terms work lowwage jobs in warehouses, packing boxes in factories. It gives rise to temp towns where staffing agencies provide workers to companies that want flexibility. The flexy ibility comes at a cost. This is what youll see in the early hours. Workers lining up to get a days work. You may not start at six or seven or 7 30. Most workers will be at an agency from 4am to 4. 30. On the outskirts of chicago these workers get into vans travelling up to an hour away ux. When the chicago area, some of the wellknown companies that use temp labour wall smart, smyrnoff, start sampling, they work at the mckormic reception center. The number of temporary jobs in the u. S. Grew more than 50 to 2. 7 millions. Sisero cluster their factories they are to dense with temp agencies, that they are temp towns. Temp towns are Old