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Part one
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The vanishing middle ground A generation of failure Making bad times good
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 Retiring into the unknown Forget the ’70s
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
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