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  • My friends take me to observe the decadent rituals of the most committed fresas, the slang term for middle- and upper-class children of privilege, the “strawberries.”

    Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011

  • My friends take me to observe the decadent rituals of the most committed fresas, the slang term for middle- and upper-class children of privilege, the “strawberries.”

    Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011

  • My friends take me to observe the decadent rituals of the most committed fresas, the slang term for middle- and upper-class children of privilege, the “strawberries.”

    Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011

  • This has to be the group which the current Democrats refer to as middle- and lower-income earners.

    RETURN TO PROSPERITY Arthur B. Laffer 2010

  • Similarly discredited is the argument that stripping away the economic base of middle- and working-class people and those in need will boost the economy and create new jobs.

    Douglas LaBier: The Psychology Behind the Right's Fear of the Future Douglas LaBier 2011

  • The advice given on how to game the financial-aid system disproportionately benefits wealthy families, those with the ability to pay, and indirectly disadvantages the middle- and upper-middle-class families squeezed most by college costs.

    You Shouldn't Need a Degree in College Aid to Get Some 2012

  • Similarly discredited is the argument that stripping away the economic base of middle- and working-class people and those in need will boost the economy and create new jobs.

    Douglas LaBier: The Psychology Behind the Right's Fear of the Future Douglas LaBier 2011

  • Results from recent national elementary math, reading, history and geography exams show low-income students—even though they still perform poorly—are making more progress than middle- and upper-class ones.

    Middle-Class Schools Miss the Mark Stephanie Banchero 2011

  • Similarly discredited is the argument that stripping away the economic base of middle- and working-class people and those in need will boost the economy and create new jobs.

    Douglas LaBier: The Psychology Behind the Right's Fear of the Future Douglas LaBier 2011

  • Similarly discredited is the argument that stripping away the economic base of middle- and working-class people and those in need will boost the economy and create new jobs.

    Douglas LaBier: The Psychology Behind the Right's Fear of the Future Douglas LaBier 2011

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