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Ask the Expert: Gas Prices Are Tightening the Middle Class Squeeze

By Christian E. Weller | June 30, 2008

How are rising gas prices affecting household budgets? Is there an end in sight to the middle-class squeeze? And how can we ease the strain on America's families?

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