“ In previous economic crises, the pain was felt first by the bottom income brackets. This crisis is different—the middle and upper classes are now the ones hustling. Upper-class Americans are more likely to want multiple projects (60%), but this probably isn’t what they had in mind. These Americans are now being asked to do more for the same or less pay, to work more outside of normal hours—and are more likely to see layoffs around them. The old hustler still exists, but he’s now been joined by a new group of wealthier Americans who never expected to find themselves on the street corner.
