White Working-Class Sees Gloomy Future

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Gloomy: The white working class.

Almost no one noticed, but around George W. Bush's reelection in 2004, the nation crossed a demographic milestone.

From Revolutionary days through 2004, a majority of Americans fit two criteria. They were white. And they concluded their education before obtaining a four-year college degree. In the American mosaic, that vast white working class was the largest piece, from the yeoman farmer to the welder on the assembly line. Even as late as the 1990 census, whites without a college degree represented more than three-fifths of adults.

But as the country grew more diverse and better...

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Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/05/27/white_working-class_sees_gloomy_future_256203.html

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