Affordable housing has become a middle-class problem, and Ontario’s latest housing report reflects an approach that continues to marginalize those with the greatest need.
Fast food in Ghana is expensive.
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Net price calculators – online tools meant to estimate what students will actually pay for college – can produce varying results for students in similar economic situations, researchers find.
Prospective buyers consult with a housing agent at a housing project launch in Jakarta.
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The new governing elite mistakenly believes that the goal of a democratic South Africa is simply to extend to everyone what whites enjoyed under apartheid.
Having a diverse set of friends supports youth development.
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Researchers consider how friendships that bridge across social class – “cross-class friendships” – contribute to middle school academic achievement differences based on level of parents’ education.
Preventing home foreclosure is one reason middle-class people may declare Chapter 13 personal bankruptcy.
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Few middle-class Americans undergoing Chapter 13 bankruptcy blame the government. They portray themselves as hardworking victims and resent others for taking more than their fair share.
A convenience store worker hands out candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween.
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Households that are most likely to go solar are those that can afford solar panels, but aren’t so rich that they don’t have to worry about their electricity bill at all, says a survey of 8,000 homes.
Popular sitcoms like Modern Family avoid reflecting on wider economic realities: Roseanne has filled a void.
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When it debuted in 1988, Roseanne was a breath of fresh air against the conservative middle class family sitcoms then on air. Its reboot in 2018 feels just as relevant.
New special savings and investment accounts could help pave the way to college for America’s poor and middle class.
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Children’s savings account programs are springing up around the country. A researcher says these special accounts could help pave the way to college for America’s poor.
A big part of that check is being drawn from middle-class accounts.
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The American middle class has been on a rocky ride during the 20th century, surging after World War II but falling since the 1980s. The Republican tax plan may be its death knell.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne unveiled her government’s plan to cut electricity bills in March 2017 amid a public uproar about skyrocketing fees driving ratepayers into energy poverty.
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Hefner’s iconic Playmates, a scholar argues, need to be understood within their historical context, when men and especially women were expected to uphold strict standards of sexual propriety.
President Trump released details of his tax plan, which would essentially benefit the wealthiest Americans by repealing the estate tax and other changes at the expense of the middle class.
The uber pool of the 18th century.
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