Poll: Many Mass. families think they're middle class — but say it's a struggle to make ends meet
The survey found 40% of residents feel middle class, but 51% say homes are too expensive and 44% expect the next generation to fare worse.
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By Anthony BrooksTo read this article in English in WBUR, click here.Michael Sullivan seems to know almost everyone who works at South Station in Boston, from train drivers and ticket agents to staff answering questions at the information desk. “How are you, Mike?” a co-worker yelled at him, one of several greetings he received while guiding a reporter around the station on a recent afternoon.Sullivan has worked for Amtrak for 28 years, starting…
Poll: Many Mass. families think they're middle class — but say it's a struggle to make ends meet
Faced with rising costs on everything from gas prices to housing, to healthcare and childcare, a growing number of Massachusetts residents say they struggle to afford a middle class life, and feel insecure about their financial futures.
In Mass., the middle class is holding on, but financial anxiety continues to climb
FOR MANY RESIDENTS, the Bay State has a “good on paper” problem. Massachusetts is well-educated, well-insured, well-employed, and relatively prosperous. It is also very expensive. People here can have a nice life – if they can afford it. In a new poll on the middle class, Massachusetts residents report financial anxiety, driven by a cost of living that feels difficult to manage even for people who say they have relatively good standards of livin…
Twenty-year-old Pavol earns extra money as a taxi driver in addition to his job as a warehouse worker and today prefers to get his hair cut at home rather than at a hairdresser's in order to make ends meet. Teacher Noémi has completely limited her eating out in restaurants. The architect couple have responded to the price increase by taking on more work to make ends meet like they did a year ago. We spoke to several people from the middle class …
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