1) The middle fifth quintile of our population.
2) Yes, because they aren't actually making any money themselves, just receiving it from the government. They do not have jobs anymore.
3) If the composition of the middle class is changing, it is hard to compare it to anything else. You have to take all the changes into account when calculating how the economy is doing now compared to then.
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