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If I recall correctly it includes some of the middle - and upper-middle class suburbs south of Boston, as well as some of the largely Black neighborhoods in the southern tier of Boston. kafka says:
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Daughter of a Bulgarian immigrant and a schoolteacher, Rousseff grew up in an upper-middle class family insoutheastern Brazil and veered toward radical politics in the 1960s, when the country was ruled by a military dictatorship.
Riding coattails of popular Brazilian president, former radical expected to win Juan Forero 2010
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Question for Arnold: If you think that entrepreneurs can easily find a cheaper way to certify worker quality, why can't entrepreneurs easily find a cheaper way to reinforce membership in the "upper and/or upper-middle class tribe"?
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Previously he suggested lower Social Security benefits for the upper-middle class.
How Redistribution Really Works, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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If you think that entrepreneurs can easily find a cheaper way to certify worker quality, why can't entrepreneurs easily find a cheaper way to reinforce membership in the "upper and/or upper-middle class tribe"?
The Creation of Ritual Goods, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Participating in the ritual reinforces your membership in the upper and/or upper-middle class tribe.
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DJ: Currently manufacturers of e-readers are focused on an upper-middle class market in North America, Europe, and a few other countries.
Dinkar Jain: Gutenberg 2.0: Kindling the Reading Habit Dinkar Jain 2011
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DJ: Currently manufacturers of e-readers are focused on an upper-middle class market in North America, Europe, and a few other countries.
Dinkar Jain: Gutenberg 2.0: Kindling the Reading Habit Dinkar Jain 2011
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However, the upper-middle class who engage in such resistant activities represent a forceful demographic that's a poignant reminder of an existing and growing stream onto the outside world.
Tara Kangarlou: Iranian Teens Snub Regime With Halloween Revelry Tara Kangarlou 2011
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Working and upper-middle class liberals are already p*ssed off about the price of gasoline.
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