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RIP, The Middle Class: 1946-2013, By

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The incompetence of the world will be the motive to all catastrophic events. History will always repeat itself due to the world’s perpetual process of thinking. Will the prosperity of the Middle Class ever thrive? Will the “American Dream” become true? Since 1928, the Middle Class has been morally defeated. “The American Dream” was instituted by the Middle class through vibrant beliefs. As these aforementioned subjects are strongly represented in both Edward McClelland and Brandon Kings articles. The two author have their discrete and indistinguishable ways of revealing the tale of the “Middle Class.” The article “RIP, the Middle Class: 1946-2013,” by Edward McClelland opens with an emotional experience, making it easier to persuade the

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