Sure, nearly everybody took a nasty hit during the Great Recession.
So it wasn't a surprise that a poll conducted for the AJC of metro Atlanta found a lot of disquiet about the state of the economy and the middle class.
But what about the economy as a lifetime proposition? Have things gotten better or worse during the course of your life?
Perhaps not surprisingly, the youngest age group -- those 18 to 24 -- were pretty positive.
But the response among the middle-aged was overwhelming and surprising -- perhaps even to middle-aged people. In Part 5 of our special series "The Riddle of the Middle," see what folks in their 50s had to say about the quality of life during their decades on earth.
