The most recent US Census Bureau data showed that median
household income — what people in the exact middle of the American spectrum
earn — is $53,657. Americans in the highest 5 percent of the income
distribution makes $206,568 or more. More than one-fifth of households earn
less than the poverty rate for a family of four: $23,850.
Americans are not legally guaranteed any pay when they take
time away from work for the arrival of a new baby or to care for a sick family
member. According to a 2012 survey, about a third of people who get no or
partial pay when they take time off for a new child end up doing things like
borrowing money, dipping into savings or putting off paying bills. Fifteen
percent enroll in public benefits.
Over the last decade and a half, fewer and fewer
Americans are identifying as middle class, and a growing share says it is
working or
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