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Economy also takes toll on middle class

 
By McClatchy-Tribune Information Services    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: October 21, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After the hairdresser’s husband lost his job, they sold one car and took their son out of private school. She figured they’d get by on her income and her husband’s unemployment checks until he found work. Six months have passed and he hasn’t found a job.

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