The middle class was once sold as a safe landing spot, a place where hard work paid off with predictability and a little breathing room. Today, it often feels more like a tightrope stretched over a canyon of bills, stress, and uncertainty.
One surprise expense can wobble the whole act. The anxiety isn’t imagined, and it isn’t just personal budgeting gone wrong. It’s structural, widespread, and rooted in how modern economies now work.
