the middle class has been destortyed since 89 with the govt connected (fascists on both sides of center) as teh big, big winners and everyone else losing.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-12-18/chart-day-death-americas-middle-class
"Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil" -Ephesians (Paul)