Middle Class

                Reported by The New York Times, a new study done by Brookings Institution estimates that two of three Americans reach middle class by middle age. The study is broken down by stages in the person’s life for example, adolescence and so on. Many things are taken into account like GPA, when graduated from high school, no criminal convictions, early pregnancies, family wealth, race and gender. If born in a poor family you have a 40% chance of reaching middle class, while born in a wealthy family you have 70% chance.

                In this case, I think education is the most important factor here. In this country, a degree is very important for your future and the income you wish to make. There are too many people out there that let opportunities pass them by, there may be few but we have to work with what we have, and don’t take advantage of them. The middle class is very important to the structure of this country and we have to keep it stable and growing. It may be hard to achieve the middle class status but we have no choice because we all want a secure and good life. We all want to have a steady job, food on our plates and a roof over our heads.