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The middle class has traditionally been something that the American people have strived for. The ideal was to have a nice home with two cars in the garage and 2.5 kids. Being able to take a nice vacation and put your kids through college were also goals that most middle class families expected.
This has not the been the case in the recent past, however. As the economy continues to look bleak for those people in the lower economic class, it appears to be more difficult for them to obtain the resources necessary to move up to the middle class. In addition, it has become increasingly obvious that the middle class has ben having difficulty holding on to their idea of the American dream.
With the loss of their homes and jobs, many people have seen their lifestyles change in a dramatic manner. Without a stable source of income, people have had a hard time staying afloat in an effort to retain their position in the middle class. A single catastrophic event such as an injury or job loss often sending people into an economic crisis that is next to impossible to dig themselves out of.
Meanwhile, the upper class continues to live as they always have. This class of people, though small, has been the recipient of most of the government money designed to stabilize the country’s economic situation. Most of the money has not trickled downward to mean more jobs and better pay for those people in the middle and lower classes, however.
