The middle class is getting crushed. But there is hope. Despite the doom and gloom making headlines, there are major forces working together--from the increasing equality for women in the workplace and the rise of millennials to a shift in political expectations and rapid technological advances--that prove the middle class is ripe for a comeback.The Middle Class Comeback counters the negativity of the dominant narrative surrounding the past, present, and most importantly the future of the American middle class. The book argues that it is not only the income for the middle class that has fallen, but that the costs of healthcare, education, and taxes have increased at such a higher rate, which makes it impossible for an average American family to attain a middle-class lifestyle.This book examines new and better ways of thinking, working, and doing business, which bring back the hope that fuels the ingenuity and success of the middle class. Despite recent economic catastrophes, middle-class Americans will be able to have affordable health care, college education for their children, and a home. The Middle Class Comeback also examines the final hurdle in the path of the middle class: America's broken political system.For middle-class Americans (nearly half of the population) and politically independent citizens (more than 40 percent of Americans), The Middle Class Comeback gives concrete reason for hope and a path forward through continued innovation and political engagement.Moon, a former financial-industry executive and current small business owner, uses his years of expertise to paint a portrait of the middle class that is not nearly as grim as the media would have you believe.