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Middle class now less than half of America's population, report says

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Friday, December 11, 2015

The once-strong middle class no longer dominates America.

Middle class Americans now comprise less than half - 49.9 percent of the nation's population.

That's down from 61 percent in 1971, according to a new Pew Research Center report.

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