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The Poor in the US Are Richer than the Middle Class in Much of Europe
The Poor in the US Are Richer than the Middle Class in Much of Europe ... OK let's go with that. What should be done about it? Should Europe do something to get their middle class up to the level of the US poor?
Or
Should the USA lower the standard of the USA's poor to get down to the level of Europe's middle class?
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http://www.economist.com/node/17079148
https://www.bostonfed.org/education/ledger/ledger03/winter/measure.pdf
Credit: The Economist
What should be done about it? Should Europe do something to get their middle class up to the level of the US poor?
Or
Should the USA lower the standard of the USA's poor to get down to the level of Europe's middle class?