Study: U.S. middle class in worse shape than ever
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The typical double-income family in   the United States is worse off financially than ever, a study   released on Thursday said, warning that few Americans have   saved enough to brace for financial setbacks.
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A new study finds that Americans' failure to save may be caused by the mechanics of saving systems, not by moral opposition.
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NEW YORK  - Men and women who are obese in  middle age will be up to twice as expensive to cover under  Medicare, the government health plan that kicks in after  Americans reach age 65, according to new study findings  reported Tuesday.
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Last year, more Americans lived in poverty, more children were poor, and more people lacked health insurance than in 2002. That message, reported by the US Census Bureau yesterday, was expected, but the increases
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The housing market, in its deepest rut since the early 1990s, is likely to get worse in the near term, economists said.
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Americans have turned markedly gloomier about the economy in recent months, a shift that is reshaping a presidential campaign long dominated by the war in Iraq and national security concerns.
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One out of every four working American families earns wages so low they struggle to survive financially, according to a report due out today.
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The levies are squeezing the middle class and senior citizens.
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The alternative minimum tax has ensnared a growing number of middle-class Americans in recent years because the 1969 law was not indexed to inflation.
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With flu season right around the corner, a new study finds that Americans are still struggling as much as ever with the condition.
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The decline, the biggest in the US since World War II, is deepening.
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This just in, from a global study on sexual well-being released last month: More than half of Americans are unhappy with their sex lives.
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The New Republic's website is currently carrying an interesting piece which tries to explain the anomaly that although the US economy is growing, a lot of its citizens are still feeling worse off. The article explains the results of a 40 year panel study which has shown that although mean incomes have increased, income variability has increased massively, causing many Americans to feel less well off, despite the growing economy.
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Expanding waistlines are squeezing the bottom line of the nation's schools, as poor eating and exercise subtly strip money from education, a new study suggests.    "It's too risky not to call attention to this," said Dr...
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A Chinese study has found that children from wealthy families are more likely to suffer bad nutrition than those from low-income homes, partly because they eat more fast food, state media said on Friday.
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Business & money: New research indicates almost three-quarters of people are worse off as a result of looking after a disabled or chronically sick relative.
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They are not getting enough exercise or fruits and vegetables on a daily basis, study indicates. By Emily Fredrix / Associated Press.