"Vanishing" Middle Class

It'd be funnier if Drew Carey asked how many of those guys are spending most of their paychecks on boat/truck/bike payments. While I don't share Drew's view that the middle class is doing just fine --it's not-- I agree that it is not due to some sinister conspiracy. The problem is that people simply don't want to live within their means. Yes, there are some shitbag corporate assholes who benefit from this, but they are merely opportunists, not puppet masters directing the economy. They can only place the boot of debt on our necks when we lay down and let them.