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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug5353, post: 2220180, member: 73555&quot;]I worry about couples in their 50s, theoretically at the peak of their earning power, whose 401k&#039;s are getting smashed, and whose children will probably inherit ZIP.</p><p><br /></p><p>The relative prosperity of today&#039;s workforce (until 6 to 8 years ago, that is) came from inheritance for the most part, with the size of the inheritance attributable to fewer children per couple, plus the huge increase in home values resulting from (Congressionally-mandated) easy mortgage terms over the past 30 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Right now, the middle class is being squeezed unmercifully.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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