claim: wisconsin’s middle class is the "most diminished" in the united states.
author: peter barca
evidence_1: apr 2, 2015 ... wisconsin's middle class saw the steepest decline in the country since 2000,  according to a new study. photo: u.s. department of agriculture ...
evidence_2: nov 29, 2017 ... mitchell, president of the professional firefighters of wisconsin union, ... middle  class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country. ... said  wisconsin's middle class is the "most diminished" in the united states.
evidence_3: mar 1, 2018 ... while certain measures of the economy as a whole indicate healthy growth, a  closer ... actually decreased 3.7% in arizona, one of only four states in which the  ... many more middle-class households in the state pay more in housing .... the  relatively slow growth of wisconsin's middle-class incomes may be ...
evidence_4: dec 7, 2016 ... protesters at the state capitol in madison during debate over act 10andy manis /  ap ... states have passed legislation to diminish the power of unions, and that's  had a ... “the middle class is going to find it has no voice in determining their  wages ... “while wisconsin is one of the most dramatic examples of a ...
evidence_5: jan 10, 2017 ... the facts are indisputable: wisconsin has the most diminished middle class in  the country. we have had below average job growth in every ...