date:Feb 22, 2013
ricans have failed to keep pace with inflation since the recession, that's been particularly true for middle and lower-income people.
Median household income, adjusted for inflation, fell 1.5 percent to $50,054 in 2011 compared with 2010, the latest period for which figures are available, according to the Census Bureau. That was down 8.1 percent from 2007, just before the recession began. (The median is the point halfway between the highest and lowest levels.)
But lower and middle-income house