Trump wants to push middle-income tax cut through Congress
President Donald Trump says he wants to push a new middle-income tax cut through Congress after the midterm elections, though he’s not offering specifics on the plan.
Pew study sees a shrinking middle class in major US cities
In cities across America, the middle class is hollowing out.
Clinton: Make middle class ‘mean something again’
Hillary Rodham Clinton says pay equity between men and women, more generous parental leave policies and a higher minimum wage are not issues of importance merely to women but concerns that go to the heart of why it’s “hard to get ahead and stay ahead in America.”
White House: Higher wages needed to make up for stagnation
President Barack Obama’s top economists say that even as the U.S. has managed to kick start a lasting and growing recovery, modest wage gains are far from making up for decades of paycheck stagnation for middle-class workers.
Republicans promoting ways of helping the poor
Faced with an empathy gap before the 2014 midterm elections, Republicans are trying to forge a new image as a party that helps the poor and lifts struggling workers into the middle class.