The Middle isn't That Great I belong to a middleclass family. We're not poor, but we don't make a whole lot. Last year there was a tax return bonus for families with a certain income. We really needed that money because I was about to get my wisdom teeth pulled, my sister had just gotten in an accident and there were tons of bill that had to be paid, like insurance and credit card debts. …
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…bulk of the U.S. people. Endnotes 1.Douglas, Christine. Reporter for USA Today. "Middle Class Barely Treads Water" September 9, 2003. March 23, 2004. <www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/general/2003-09-14-middle-cover_x.htm> 2.Barlett, Donald L. Steele, James B. "Has Your Life become too Much a Game of Chance?" Time. February 2, 2004 : 42-43 3.Ibid, Douglas 4.Ibid, Douglas 5.U.S. Census Bureau. "Income" March 23, 2004. March 24, 2004. <http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income.html> 6.Ibid, Barlett