VP Biden Leads Discussion on Middle Class Families

On Thursday at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC, Vice President Biden moderated an in-depth discussion focusing on the long-term, structural challenges facing middle class families in todays economy. Joined by a panel of policy experts, the group focused on broader issues such as the overall labor market in recent decades; shifting gender roles and the need for work-life balance in todays economy; economic inequality and mobility; the increased gap between productivity and wages; and much more. (public domain) November 9, 2009.

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• Helen Neuborne
• Ford Foundation
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• Heather Boushey
• Center For American Progress
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• The Third Way
• A Strong Middle Class

[floridagrandpa]

Glad to see some attention paid to working people and their problems for a change.

[jaymeez]

Refreshing to see things being done; btw nothing close to this happened during the bush regime. Keep up the great work!!!

[hancockification]

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[3scottiemom]

Send middle class tax payers a nice sized bail out check and watch the economy take off. We didn't cause this economy disaster but we sure are paying the high price.

[AdiRudi]

I don't know if you've noticed, but but it's the very things you've described there as the solution that have actually been the problem for most of the last 28 years.

[runman1271]

If the liberals wanted to help the middle class, keep the Bush tax cuts, stop spending money, cancel health care rip off bill, and more tax cuts.

[ReliableInsider]

The key to reducing unemployment is to provide American children with outstanding primary and secondary education and then train them for the kind of jobs that will be available in the 21st century.

Call your Senator and tell him or her to invoke cloture now and pass health care reform so the Obama administration can focus full time on getting our bushed economy moving again.

[justbran12]

You are correct and america feeds to their bull shit.

[ratrare]

Biden's motorcade killed someone today....hardly heard about it....

[bopierce1]

there is not going to be a middle class after they are finished with us. just a bunch of poor people giving there money to the gov and asking for a hand out.

[cedarpose]

Biden was a great pick for VP. Hes not far in the sky like Al Gore and hes not doom and gloom like Cheney.

[CPDCFD]

FAKE- they act like they care while they raise our College Tuition, all GAS, Utilities, Property and Sales TAX while "THEY" keep there wallets fat. The USA "class" structure is similar to most countries, we the middle class have had a good run for the last 20 years, now we will get closer to the lower class. I actually think it may bet better to live on welfare then work 50 hours a week just to live 20% above the poverty line.. What a JOKE>