In most cases--including John Hancock--here's what the R class means: The firm each year will take 50 basis points---one-half of 1%--in expenses off the assets under management in the form of a so-called 12b(1) charge, authorized for marketing expenses.
By raising income tax rates on the wealthiest and keeping taxes low for the middle class, it means we will now have the most progressive tax code in decades.
When he does get up, he is annoyed that his wife has not yet made his breakfast, and that she has plans to attend a yoga class, which means she will leave him with a cold box lunch.
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America has a stake in Indonesia growing and developing, with prosperity that is broadly shared among the Indonesian people -- because a rising middle class here in Indonesia means new markets for our goods, just as America is a market for goods coming from Indonesia.
That means middle-class families won't see an increase in their income tax rates.
Tell them to double down on an investment in a strong and secure middle class -- and that means your education.
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All that being said, we see our fair share of beautiful phones, and the Chocolate is by no means in a class by itself -- or so we thought.
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Broad mistrust of the Tories, cemented during the 1980s recession, means middle-class voters in the north are actually more likely to vote Labour than are working-class voters in the south.
The deal gives the company flexibility to match several brand names with the areas it serves, which means middle-class Northeasterners could see more Pathmark and fewer Waldbaum's stores in their neighborhoods.
When wages fall to record lows as a percentage of GDP, it means that middle-class Americans have fewer disposable dollars in their pocket to support the small businesses dependent upon those dollars for their own survival.
And that means that the middle class is going to get stuck with the bill, or seniors are going to get stuck with the bill, or families with disabled children are going to get stuck with the bill.
As CNN's Madison Park writes, Psy's song -- about the wannabe style of the affluent neighborhood of Gangnam in Seoul -- has been sliced and diced with theories about what it means about wealth and class in Korea, and questions about whether Psy embodies the stereotypes about Asian masculinity.
And this housing crisis struck right at the heart of what it means to be middle class in America: our homes -- the place where we invest our nest egg, place where we raise our family, the place where we plant roots in a community, the place where we build memories.
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And the housing crisis struck right at the heart of what it means to be middle-class in this country: owning a home.
It means this particular G-Class can hit 160mph even if it only spends most of its life doing a much more sedate 6mph.
That means more layoffs in the middle class wage paying construction business.
This means we can argue for small class sizes (against the current reform trend) but also in favor of expanded school choice, charters and even low-income vouchers (pro-reform positions).
Most of the folks in my class are firefighters and police officers, which means that I, as a humble management coach and corporate trainer, am at the bottom of the heap when it comes to physical fitness, emotional resilience, and overall heroism.
If you want to keep these tax rates and deductions in place -- or give even more tax breaks to the wealthy, as the Republicans in Congress propose -- then one of two things happen: Either it means higher deficits, or it means more sacrifice from the middle class.
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This means that being among the best in class is no longer enough to guarantee a job.
The breakdown has definitely delivered a blow to those who saw gold as a safe haven, but it by no means suggests gold, as an asset class, is done.
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The subject of our session is emerging sustainability standards, which are defining what sustainability means in every industry, business and product class.
Instead, I am in the "precariat", which means I am likely to come from a working class background.
And that also means ladders for people to get into the middle class.
The foundation of this plan is a growing leisure class of retired people with ample savings and limitless time and means for travel.
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But in the long term, it means recognizing that for a lot of middle-class families -- for entire communities, in some case -- a sense of economic security has been missing since long before the recession began.
They think the middle class benefits from lower iPad prices thanks to globalization even if it means off-shoring manufacturing jobs.
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At the national level, maintaining a class of retirees (whether via Social Security or private pensions) means redistributing existing output, not putting money under your mattress.
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