A dispatch from the front lines of the new French revolution

Farewell to Quebec

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<td>Part two 
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<td>Part three 
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<td><a title="The vanishing middle ground" href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/04/the-vanishing-middle-ground/" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-32393" title="The vanishing middle ground" src="http://www2.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/middleclass1.jpg" alt="The vanishing middle ground" width="210" height="140" /></a></td>
<td><a title="A generation of failure" href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/12/a-generation-of-failure/" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-35450" title="A generation of failure" src="http://www2.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/middleclass2.jpg" alt="A generation of failure" width="210" height="140" /></a></td>
<td><a title="Making bad times good" href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/26/making-bad-times-good/" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-39423" title="Making bad times good" src="http://www2.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/middleclass3.jpg" alt="Making bad times good" width="210" height="140" /></a></td>
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<td><a title="The vanishing middle ground" href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/04/the-vanishing-middle-ground/" target="_blank">The vanishing middle ground</a> 
Many of the jobs that are disappearing today won’t come back</td>
<td><a title="A generation of failure" href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/12/a-generation-of-failure/" target="_blank">A generation of failure</a> 
For a while, it looked like young workers had finally caught a break. It didn’t last long.</td>
<td><a title="Making bad times good" href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/02/26/making-bad-times-good/" target="_blank">Making bad times good</a> 
Many are finding the recession can deliver unexpected benefits</td>
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<td>Part four 
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<td>Part five 
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<td>Part six 
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<td><a title="Pay up or get out" href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/19/pay-up-or-get-out/" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-32393" title="Pay up or get out" src="http://www2.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/middleclass4.jpg" alt="Pay up or get out" width="210" height="140" /></a></td>
<td><a title="Retiring into the unknown" href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/31/retiring-into-the-unknown/" target="_blank"><img decoding="async" src="http://www2.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/middleclass_retirement.jpg" alt="Retiring into the unknown" /></a></td>
<td><a title="Forget the ’70s" href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/13/forget-the-’70s/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/middleclass_70s.jpg" alt="Forget the ’70s" width="210" height="140" /></a></td>
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<td><a title="Pay up or get out" href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/19/pay-up-or-get-out/" target="_blank">Pay up or get out</a> 
The middle-class life has been built on debt for over a decade. Now that bill is due.</td>
<td><a title="Retiring into the unknown" href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/31/retiring-into-the-unknown/" target="_blank">Retiring into the unknown</a> 
With our nest eggs in ruins, the feds look at pensions for everyone</td>
<td><a title="Forget the ’70s" href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/13/forget-the-’70s/" target="_blank">Forget the ’70s</a> 
There are no simple solutions for the plight of the middle class, but all is not lost</td>
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Part one	Part two	Part three

The vanishing middle ground Many of the jobs that are disappearing today won’t come back	A generation of failure For a while, it looked like young workers had finally caught a break. It didn’t last long.	Making bad times good Many are finding the recession can deliver unexpected benefits
Part four	Part five	Part six

Pay up or get out The middle-class life has been built on debt for over a decade. Now that bill is due.	Retiring into the unknown With our nest eggs in ruins, the feds look at pensions for everyone	Forget the ’70s There are no simple solutions for the plight of the middle class, but all is not lost

The New Middle Class Reality

The New Middle Class Reality