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Walking the Middle Line
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Middle income families have stood by and watched the ebbs and swells of the economic boom. The median income is on the rise, but so is household debt. Costs of childcare, healthcare, and housing have many families walking a narrow fence while budgeting tightly and saving lightly. There's little cushion available if an unexpected emergency knocks somebody off the beam.Guests:
Elizabeth Weinstein, Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Jared Bernstein, Economist, Economic Policy Institute
Erika McMurry, from Louisville, Kentucky;Marty Murrell from DeWitt, Iowa
This program aired on August 21, 2002.