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The middle class isn’t disappearing by accident.

For decades, Americans were told that hard work guaranteed stability. That rising prices were temporary. That wages would catch up. But something doesn’t add up. Productivity keeps rising, yet paychecks don’t. Housing, healthcare, and education keep getting more expensive, yet families fall further behind.

This video breaks down the structural forces squeezing the middle class from both sides at once. Stagnant wages on one end. Rising costs on the other. Not as a coincidence, but as a predictable outcome of long-term economic choices.

We trace the story from the post–World War II boom to today’s affordability crisis, explaining how labor power weakened, markets consolidated, and essential costs became profit centers. This isn’t about partisan blame. It’s about cause and effect.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re working harder just to stay in place, this video explains why—and what history suggests happens next when systems like this are pushed too far.