你是“受挤压的中产阶级”吗？
<p> 近两年听得最多的一句话是“什么都涨就工资不涨”。原先那么多钱能买的东西，现在都买不了了。受经济危机影响的欧洲各国人民也是这样的，他们都说自己是<span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="matched">matched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>指收入一般的人群因为生活成本提高而收入未曾增加而变得手头紧，原先能买的东西现在都没钱买了，我们称之为“受挤压的中产阶级”。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="category">category</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="earners">earners</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="cutbacks">cutbacks</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> '<span word="piggy">piggy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>', <span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="eroded">eroded</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consequently">consequently</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>, <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>.</p><p> <span word="Squeezed">Squeezed</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>所指的人群既不属于那些靠政府福利补助的低收入者，也不是金融危机也无法撼动的大富豪。他们是“中间阶层”，他们的收入因为税收改革和不断上涨的物价而缩水，由此，虽不至于朝不保夕，但他们的生活水准已明显下降。</p>
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