The Middle Class; A Journey

I kind of like this piece from Sam Staley concerning the so-called middle class.

What I take away from this isn't that politicians should be talking about protecting the middle class, rather they should be talking about ensuring opportunities exist to become middle class and from there, continue to rise.

Dynamic economies and societies will always need a middle class because it represents what can be achieved. The national political debate may really be about whether the old way of securing these opportunities—through markets and individual freedom—is preferable to another way that embraces the heavy organizational hand of government.