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An essay on the diminishing U.S. middle class is presented. It offers a history of declining middle-income American families from 1971 to 2015 and examines how the U.S. Congress caused shrinkage of the middle class in bipartisan disputes where Democrats speak for benefits of the poor industrial workers while Republicans fight for interests of the rich. The author relates the way political candidates uphold the middle class during campaigns and how they will be true to their word when elected.

The article discusses who in American qualify as the top one percent of the wealthiest Americans in 2012. Information is provided on the profile of the top wealthy who often work in finance, make half of their annual income from interest, dividends, and capital gains, and often have wealthy parents. It is noted that the wealthiest Americans are more likely to be married and have children than middle class or poor Americans.

The article discusses a 2007 study showing how from being associated with poor and middle-class U.S. citizens, the Democrats now represent majority of the nation's wealthiest congressional districts. Based on Internal Revenue Service income data, it was found that more than half of the wealthiest households were concentrated in the 18 states where Democrats hold Senate seats. The study also reportedly showed that of the 167 House districts where the median annual income was higher than the national median, a slight majority were represented by Democrats.

Explores William Baldwin's article about the status of the middle class in the U.S. Definition of middle class; Cash income of rich and poor in 1984; Inequality in the income; Income share of the middle class; Lack of evidence that the overall proportion of lower-paying jobs in the economy is decreasing; Industrial policy.

The article focuses on a study conducted by market research firm Pew Research Center in which it has analyzed income growth in all the classes of the U.S. According to the study, 50 percent residents belongs to middle class whereas 21 percent are from upper class and 29 percent are from low income classes. The classes are examined on the basis of various living factors including demographic composition, changing size and economic condition.

The author talks about the issues in the United States in 2007, wherein religion is involved. She says that the rich becomes richer in America, the poor becomes poorer and the middle class is suffering. She states that 2007 will be a risky year in the conflict over abortion rights. She notes that religious beliefs form many people's views regarding same-sex marriage.