The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s Richest

APRIL 22, 2014



The American middle class, long the most affluent in the world, has lost that honor, and many Americans are dissatisfied with the state of the country. “Things are pretty flat,” said Kathy Washburn of…
Mount Vernon, Iowa. “You have mostly lower level and high and not a lot in between.” Credit Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times

By David Leonhardt and Kevin Quealy

Losing the Lead: This simple table summarizes our story on American living standards.
APRIL 22, 2014

a lot of data and non transferable charts at the page link


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/23/up...002&abg=0&_r=0