By Steven Pressman, Professor of Economics, Colorado State University. A big part of that check is being drawn from middle-class accounts. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin The U.S. middle class has always had a special mystique. It is the heart of the American dream. A decent income and home, doing better than one’s parents, and retiring in comfort…
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