38. The Middle Class “Collapse” Is a Lie (Here’s What’s Actually Happening)

Podcast: AJ Osborne Podcast · AJ Osborne

Opublikowano: 2026-01-30

The middle class is shrinking, but not for the reason you think. It’s hard to escape the doom-and-gloom narratives: wages are stagnant, the rich are getting richer, and everyday Americans are getting crushed. But when you look at the inflation-adjusted figures, a very different story emerges. For years, we’ve been told that the middle class is collapsing. But it’s not. It’s moving up. Incomes in the U.S. have actually surged over the last 30-40 years. People are getting wealthier, so why doesn’t it feel like it? The real...