the globalized economy has eliminated many high-quality jobs. tax policies favoring the rich have also reduced the middle class.

the middle class makes society stable and works as a buffer between the poor and the rich.

long-term and consistent macroeconomic policies will keep the middle class growing. keeping inflation below income gains is critical. tax policy is an indispensable tool for enabling wage-earners and the self-employed to become middle class. more temporary workers should be able to get full employment. government spending on services that benefit the middle class should increase.