Middle Class Aspirations

Brief: Moving On Up (2013). Contrary to what you make have initially thought, this report is not about George and Louise Jefferson.  Instead, this report from the Pew Charitable Trusts considers the question, “Why Do Some Americans Leave the Bottom of the Economic Ladder, but Not Others?” It observes that one of the hallmarks of the American Dream is equal opportunity: the belief that anyone who works hard and plays by the rules can achieve economic success. Many Americans believe that it is common for a person in the United Read the Full Story