SPIN METER: ‘Middle class’ turns fuzzy in politics

July 19, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
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FILE - In this July 9, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama calls on Congress to pass a temporary, one-year extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for people who make less than $250,000 a year, during a statement in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)In a recent speech, President Barack Obama referred to the "middle class" 14 times, defining it as a family that makes up to $250,000 a year. Republican challenger Mitt Romney has looked at it from the other direction, saying that someone who falls into poverty "is still middle class."

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