I don't know any nation on Earth that succeeded in creating a strong middle class with rising wages based on building a stronger and bigger government.
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A strong, educated middle class is what made America the greatest country in the world.
Every country has rich people. But only a few places have achieved a vibrant and stable middle class. And in the history of the world, none has been more vibrant and more stable than the American middle class.
Unions did in fact build the middle class. And here's what that did. That built the United States of America as we know it.
Let's not forget we created that ideal middle class by destroying all of our industrial competitors during World War II.
I believe a solid, really strong middle-class is the key to making the country in the best way.
Having a decent share of the national wealth for the middle class is not bad for growth. It is actually useful both for equity and efficiency reasons.
There once was this powerful, both capital and political, class who cared about supporting and affirming a solid middle class in this country.
The United States is a country where practically everybody considers himself middle class.
One of the strengths of our nation has always been a strong middle class who could afford their own homes and send their children to school.
The middle class creates us rich people, not the other way around.