Middle Class Economics

Middle Class Safety Net
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2. American's Value Work So Unemployment Benefits are Low

3. Americans Are Self-Reliant So Safety Net is Low

4. But Safety Net Spending Is Up

1.Class Structure Must Be Defined

Upper Aristocracy, Really Wealth People

Upper Middle Very Successful Professionals and Business Bwners

Middle Middle Successful Professionals and Business Owners

Lower Middle Low Paying White Collar Service Workers

Lower Laborers, Part Time and Unemployed

1. Slow Market Wage Growth

	2. American's Value Work		So Unemployment Benefits are Low
	3. Americans Are Self-Reliant		So Safety Net is Low Editor's Note: National Health Care Increases the French Public Spending on her Safety Net

	4. Safety Net Spending Is Up Safety Net gives benefits to low-income individuals and families in the form of income, health aid, food stamps, and housing assistance. Spending on these benefits has grown nearly 49 percent in the last decade. Note: Total means-tested welfare spending includes over 80 government programs providing cash, food, housing, medical care, and targeted social services for poor and low-income Americans. Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance, and veterans’ benefits are not included in the total.		Even on Food