Follow up to prior post

The prior post, "Bush's attack on the middle class", focused only on the upper segment of the amorphous middle class. The purpose was to discuss a story that is overlooked to a large extent by mainstream media, as it primarily focuses on the struggles of the lower middle class and the growing disparities in income in our society. A majority of the middle class can only dream of having the problem of falling into the AMT trap or as a senior having to pay additional premiums for medicare. The plight of the lower middle class is a serious societal issue and, relative to the issue of unfair taxes for those that have a better lifestyle, it is bigger news. That being said, for those who do rise within the so-called middle class to a level of security it is a discouraging experience to see that the President and until recently the Congress have chosen this easy target to fill holes in their budgets, and it is also a story worth telling.