Is America still the land of opportunity?
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A panel at the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival considers how the recession is affecting the middle class.
Dan Bayer/ Courtesy of the Aspen Institute
A panel at the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival considers how the recession is affecting the middle class - and whether America still offers the possibility of upward mobility.
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