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MEDIA ADVISORY
JANUARY 30, 2008
Congressional and Press Briefing
"BY A THREAD: THE NEW EXPERIENCE OF AMERICA'S MIDDLE CLASS," A REPORT ON FINDINGS FROM THE MIDDLE CLASS SECURITY INDEX
BARRIERS TO LONG-TERM STABILITY, NUMBERS OF FAMILIES AT RISK OF FALLING OUT OF MIDDLE CLASS TO BE DISCUSSED AT JANUARY 30, 2008, CONGRESSIONAL AND PRESS BRIEFING
BACKGROUND:
Fewer than one in three middle-class families in America is financially secure, and the remaining majority are either borderline or at high risk of falling out of the middle class altogether, according to a new study published by the non-partisan public policy center Demos and the Institute for Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University. "By a Thread: The New Experience of America's Middle Class" is the first comprehensive report to measure economic stability across the American middle class. Based on national government data, "By a Thread" is the first in a series of reports and briefing papers that will utilize the new Middle Class Security Index developed by Demos and IASP/Brandeis. This Index measures the financial security of the middle class by rating household stability across five core economic factors: assets, educational achievement, housing costs, budget and healthcare.
Join the authors of "By a Thread" and an expert discussant at a Capitol Hill briefing where they will detail the strengths and vulnerabilities of the middle class highlighted in the report and recommend a set of policies that will help open access to, and strengthen, America's middle class.
WHEN:
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
1:00 pm
WHERE:
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2220 Washington, DC
CONGRESSIONAL HOSTS:
-- Rep. Keith Ellison (Minnesota)
-- Rep. Barney Frank (Massachusetts)
-- Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Connecticut)
FEATURING:
-- Thomas M. Shapiro, Pokross Professor of Law and Social Policy and Director of the Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University and report co-author
-- Jennifer Wheary, Senior Fellow, Economic Opportunity Program at Demos and report co-author
-- Julia Isaacs, Child and Family Policy Fellow at the Brookings Institution
-- Caleb Gibson, Federal Affairs Coordinator, Economic Opportunity Program at Demos
RSVP/CONTACT INFORMATION:
To RSVP, or for more information, contact Tim Rusch or Caleb Gibson at Demos (see below). The "By a Thread" report is available for download at www.demos.org. Hard copies available on request to contact listed below.
Demos: Timothy Rusch, 212-389-1407 press@demos.org or Demos DC Office: Caleb Gibson, 202-956-5144 press@demos.org
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