American families at risk.(War On The Middle Class)
American Prospect, The, May, 2004 by Leone, Richard C.
A PROSPECT SPECIAL REPORT
Ronald Reagan's domestic program was properly understood as a war on the poor. But as this package of articles shows, George W. Bush's is more like a war on the middle class.
SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION, THERE HAS BEEN A strong national political consensus supporting policies that help middle-class families cope with the multiple risks in our market economy. These include the risks of illness, destitution in old age, hazards from defective products, polluted natural resources, industrial accidents, corporate frauds, high unemployment, and other ...
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