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What France and the UK can teach Trump about reviving America's middle class

  • Written by Steven Pressman, Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
imageProviding more support for families with children is a key way to grow the middle class. Kristen Wyatt/AP Photo

America’s middle class is in deep trouble.

Signs of its decline are everywhere, from stagnant incomes and falling wealth to soaring household debt and the rise of populist politicians promising a return to the “glory...

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