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    "original_url": "https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/why-the-middle-class-feels-poor-cdb17587?mod=opinion_lead_pos7",
    "parsed_content": "By Jordan McGillisFeb. 11, 2026 4:01 pm ETShareResize580Listen(2 min)Your browser does not support HTML5 video.WSJ Opinion: U.S. Life Expectancy Hits a Record HighPlay video: WSJ Opinion: U.S. Life Expectancy Hits a Record HighKeep hovering to playJournal Editorial Report: Some good news with big political implications. Photo: Charlie Riedel\/Associated PressMiddle-class families don\u2019t feel as secure as they once did. It isn\u2019t because the poverty line is \u201creally\u201d $140,000, as Michael Green claimed in a viral essay last year. Yet the impoverished feeling he describes among people who are too prosperous for public support but can\u2019t afford many luxuries has validity. It is due to what I call the Great Decompression.The Great Decompression is the phenomenon of incomes rising across the board but much faster for families above the median. The upper middle class has done better than stay one step ahead. Families with income at the 80th percentile and above are pulling away in lifestyle and social status, opening a chasm that separates them significantly from families with median incomes.Copyright \u00a92026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign InVideos",
    "ai_headline": "Why the Middle Class Feels Poor",
    "ai_simplified_title": "Middle Class Feels Poor Due to Income Disparity",
    "ai_excerpt": "The article discusses why middle-class families feel less secure than they used to. It attributes this to the 'Great Decompression,' where incomes rise faster for those above the median. This creates a significant gap in lifestyle and social status.",
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