But we also need to reverse the overall erosion in middle class security so that when this economy does come back, working Americans are free to pursue their dreams again.
Even those who have always been seen as part of the middle class say they are suffering from the erosion of any buying power their salaries may have formerly had.
The decision to continue ignoring the unsustainable path of health care not only had clear negative fiscal implications causing our deficits to soar, it also meant an erosion of health coverage for millions, not just those who were the least advantaged, but for the broad middle class as well.