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The fact is that, except for those very few whose wealth is overwhelmingly or entirely inherited, the more affluent have usually worked harder than…

— Dennis Prager

The problems of elites is an old one for which Americans have found no solid answer.

— William Pfaff

The difficulty in a number of Western democracies is that the playing field is being tilted. For many in the middle class, prosperity seems…

— Raghuram Rajan

The greatest problem America faces is the decline of middle class incomes.

— Charles Schumer

A secure retirement is one of the pillars of middle class life. For all too many Americans, however, that pillar needs more support.

— Tom Perez

A whole generation of Americans will retire in poverty instead of prosperity, because they simply are not preparing for retirement now.

— Anonymous

Millions of people are falling out of the middle class into the ranks of the poor.

— Simon Mainwaring

Americans used to be able to depend on their jobs to provide a stable retirement.

— Keith Ellison

The trouble with poverty, as an issue, is that it has basically exhausted the patience of the general public.

— Paul Krugman

In reality, most of America's poor work hard, often in two or more jobs.

— Robert Reich

Putting middle class families in jeopardy in order to protect the wealthiest among us isn't consistent with the values and priorities that most Americans…

— Martin O'Malley

The main problem of America is that you're seeing people working all over this country two jobs, they're working three jobs, and they're getting…

— Bernie Sanders