I am ali velshi. This show marks the beginning of Al Jazeera Americas yearlong conversation about americas middle class rebuilding the dream. Nine out of 10 americans identify themselves as already being in or aspiring to be in the middle class. And most americans agree that the middle class is in crisis, squeezed by years of job losses, rises costs and stagnant wages. Over the next hour, i will introduce you to people like yourselves, people with real world pressures in their daily lives, people like the sabino family of new york, the maddox family of oregon. I will speak to americas foremost experts that follow problems americans face. Robert reich, Teamsters Union James Hoffa Suzie hormann and robert schiller. We will identify why the middle class is crucial to a thriving economy. Who is in the middle class . The pressures they face and what it will take to keep the dream from slipping away from millions of americans. While 90 of americans aspire to be in the middle class, when you
Im ali velshi, this show marks the begin of al jazeeras discussion of rebuilding the middle class. Most americans agree that the middle class is in crisis, squeezed by years of job losses, rising costs, and stagnant wages. Over the next hour, ill introduce you to people like your selves. People like the family in new york, the family of oregon, ill also speak to america mes foremost experts who follow the problems that the middle class face. Together well identify why the middle class is crucial to a thriving economy. Who is in the middle class. The pressures they face, and what it will take to keep the dream from slipping away from millions of americans. While 90 of americans aspire to be in the middle class, when you dig deeper only 44 of americans today say they belong to the middle class, and thats down from 2008 when the recession hit. While theres no accepted definition of what the middle class is, economists often define it by almost. So for the purposes of our conversation now,
Al jazeera americas yearlong conversation about americas middle class rebuilding the dream. Nine out of 10 americans identify themselves as already being in or aspiring to be in the middle class. And most americans agree that the middle class is in crisis, squeezed by years of job losses, rises costs and stagnant wages. Over the next hour, i will introduce you to people like yourselves, people with real world pressures in their daily lives, people like the sabino family of new york, the maddox family of oregon. I will speak to americas foremost experts that follow problems americans face. Robert reich, Teamsters Union James Hoffa Suzie hormann and robert schiller. We will identify why the middle class is crucial to a thriving economy. Who is in the middle class . The pressures they face and what it will take to keep the dream from slipping away from millions of americans. While 90 of americans aspire to be in the middle class, when you dig deeper, you will find only 44 of americans tod
I am ali velshi. This show marks the beginning of Al Jazeera Americas yearlong conversation about americas middle class rebuilding the dream. Nine out of 10 americans identify themselves as already being in or aspiring to be in the middle class. And most americans agree that the middle class is in crisis, squeezed by years of job losses, rises costs and stagnant wages. Over the next hour, i will introduce you to people like yourselves, people with real world pressures in their daily lives, people like the sabino family of new york, the maddox family of oregon. I will speak to americas foremost experts that follow problems americans face. Robert reich, Teamsters Union James Hoffa Suzie hormann and robert schiller. We will identify why the middle class is crucial to a thriving economy. Who is in the middle class . The pressures they face and what it will take to keep the dream from slipping away from millions of americans. While 90 of americans aspire to be in the middle class, when you
I am ali velshi. This show marks the beginning of al jazeera americas yearlong conversation about americas middle class rebuilding the dream. Nine out of 10 americans identify themselves as already being in or aspiring to be in the middle class. And most americans agree that the middle class is in crisis, squeezed by years of job losses, rises costs and stagnant wages. Over the next hour, i will introduce you to people like yourselves, people with real world pressures in their daily lives, people like the sabino family of new york, the maddox family of oregon. I will speak to americas foremost experts that follow problems americans face. Robert reich, Teamsters Union James Hoffa Suzie hormann and robert schiller. We will identify why the middle class is crucial to a thriving economy. Who is in the middle class . The pressures they face and what it will take to keep the dream from slipping away from millions of americans. While 90 of americans aspire to be in the middle class, when you