1448: Why is the Middle Class Disappearing?

<a href="http://www.alissaquart.com/">Alissa Quart</a>, the author of several books, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Squeezed-Families-Cant-Afford-America/dp/0062412256">Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America</a>, offers insights into her in-depth reporting on economic hardship. We discussed the people who now make up the “middle precariat,” those considered middle-class professionals living a precarious economic life, who are just barely making it, underemployed and/or saddled with debt. We discuss how generations are being squeezed, what inequality looks like and how to build a better future. To listen to Alissa's audio series <strong>Going for Broke,</strong> <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/series/going-for-broke">click here.</a> For more related content in our "Priced Out" series on CNET Money, <a href="https://www.cnet.com/priced-out/">click here</a>. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>