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Income. The numbers are on the screen. We will get your thoughts in just a minute. Your best ideas for growing the middleclass. We want to hear from you. Joining us on the phone is Jim Tankersley of the Washington Post cap how is the little class to find . Of the Washington Post. How is the middleclass defined . Guest i think most of us think of that typical family or household. When we talk about Median Income or median wealth, that is what we mean. What is that right there in the middle. Host does that change based on where you live . Guest it does but when you think about it nationally ok, the Median Income is a little over 50,000 a year. And that is about what it was in 1989. When theyre thinking about the middleclass nationally, we think of a it really has not gotten better in terms of income in a quartercentury. Host talk about how the middleclass is doing not just with income, but other parts of their pocketbook. Are there costs for them . Guest it has been a really tough couple

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