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Falling Out of the Middle Class

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In last month’s State of the Union address, President Obama said this year he hoped to strengthen and build ladders of opportunity into the middle class. Host Ben Kieffer talks with University of Iowa sociologist Kevin Leichtand John Gallo of the Henry B. Tippie College of Business. They discuss where Iowa's middle class is headed as well as the nation's economic future.   Also, one Iowan shares her story of falling out of the middle class.

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River