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Yes, Men Can Still Support Their Families
It is perfectly possible to finance a middle-class life on one income.
Forging ahead, not falling behind.
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There is consensus among populists on the left and the right that typical workers and households had it better decades ago.
Senator Bernie Sanders, the candidate to beat for the Democratic presidential nomination, has said that Americans are “overworked, yet our standard of living has fallen.” He went further: “For many, the American dream has become a nightmare.”