As Income Gap Widens, Uncertainty Spreads (washingtonpost.com)

As Income Gap Widens, Uncertainty Spreads (washingtonpost.com – registration required)

The Washington Post has an article about the middle class shrinking (disappearing). They interviewed several people from Richmond, VA who lost jobs that provided benefits and paid middle class wages. Since they lost their jobs, the only jobs they’ve been able to find are jobs without benefits that do not pay nearly as much as their previous jobs. While struggling to make ends meet, they are falling farther and farther behind and dropping out of the middle class ranks.