The Two-Income Trap¶
Warren, E., & Tyagi, A. W. (2003). The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents Are Going Broke. Basic Books.
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Primes¶
- Coastal Squeeze
- Middle-class economics: a stagnant wage ceiling (fixed rear) and rising costs of housing, healthcare, and education (advancing front) compressing the discretionary budget, with the subject unable to move to a different income tier.
This sourceDocuments the middle-class squeeze — rising fixed costs (housing tied to school districts, healthcare, childcare) compressing discretionary income while wages stagnate.
- Middle-class economics: a stagnant wage ceiling (fixed rear) and rising costs of housing, healthcare, and education (advancing front) compressing the discretionary budget, with the subject unable to move to a different income tier.
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