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Poll: Americans say ‘affordability’ means rising cost of a middle‑class life — Static01.nyt.com

Poll: Americans say ‘affordability’ means rising cost of a middle‑class life

The latest New York Times/Siena University poll finds that many Americans define “affordability” as the rising price of entry to a middle‑class life — buying a home, paying for child care, college and health care, saving for retirement — and by a two‑to‑one margin say a middle‑class

Poll: Two‑thirds of voters say a middle‑class life is out of reach — Static01.nyt.com

Poll: Two‑thirds of voters say a middle‑class life is out of reach

A New York Times/Siena poll conducted Jan. 12–17 found Americans are deeply pessimistic about their economic futures, with two‑thirds of voters saying a middle‑class lifestyle is out of reach for most people and 77 percent saying it has gotten harder to achieve than a generation ago.