WASHINGTON — In a recent speech, President Barack Obama referred to the “middle class” 14 times, defining it as a family that makes up to $250,000 a year. Republican challenger Mitt Romney has looked ...
Who makes up the middle class? Surveys suggest that half to 90 percent of Americans consider themselves members of the economic middle class. These respondents may have annual gross earnings of ...
My long-awaited book, The Chinese Dream: The Rise of the World's Largest Middle Class and What It Means to You, is finally released. Many people asked me how I define the Chinese middle class. Below ...