Is this story on NPR now the "typical" American saga:
The recession hit everyone — rich and poor and in-between. The recovery, though, hasn't been so democratic; the "in-between" — people living above the poverty line but below the average wage who made big plans during the last decade — are now fighting just to get a job.
Picture 10 years ago. Property values are shooting up. Mom's buying a new house and moving the kids out of the old neighborhood. The oldest is planning on college in the fall — first in her family.
"It seemed like everything was ahead of us," says 26-year-old Natalie Geymayr.
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