And upper-middle-income people don't have publicly traded partnerships sending them tax-sharing payments.    From Wordnik.com.  [KKR leaders get a tax deal most of us can only dream of] Reference

How can not just white but middle -- and upper-middle-income families be reconnected to public schooling?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Farai Chideya: Educational Opportunity in the Age of Obama] Reference

While South Africa was rated an upper-middle-income country, the vast majority of our people during Apartheid lived in abject poverty.    From Wordnik.com.  [REPORT: BEIJING + 5] Reference

More than half of loans since 2000 flowed to six upper-middle-income nations which tally less than 5% of the developing world's hard-core needy.    From Wordnik.com.  [World Bank Weary] Reference

But it has become the bane of middle - and upper-middle-income married couples in high-tax states, who find themselves vulnerable as their incomes rise with inflation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Congress Passes Annual Fix] Reference

But the fact of the matter is that on average and over time, Fannie and Freddie represent an economic subsidy from the public at large, to middle - and upper-middle-income homeowners.    From Wordnik.com.  [Post-Mortgage Meltdown, Where Do We Go Now?] Reference

So the 5 million or so taxpayers, mostly upper-middle-income folks in high-tax states, who are sure to owe alternative minimum tax in 2006, will not be able to claim the hybrid break at all.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will The AMT Run Over Hybrids? Hybrid Hoax] Reference

Among these are the research and development credit for businesses, relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax for middle - and upper-middle-income families and various renewable energy tax credits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama agenda: Taxes, not just health care] Reference

But housing counselors say they are also hearing from a growing number of middle- and upper-middle-income borrowers who borrowed heavily to finance spending or buy a house they could barely afford.    From Wordnik.com.  [More on the housing bust | SorenDayton.com] Reference

Mortenson and others worry that as the competition for upper-middle-income students heats up, less-wealthy schools will seek to woo them with merit (non-need-based) aid at the expense of need-based aid.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Financial Earthquake] Reference

A second initiative could help ease a credit crunch for many middle - and upper-middle-income borrowers, in part by allowing government-sponsored mortgage companies such as Fannie Mae to securitize more large loans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bush to Revive Push for Housing Remedy] Reference

The 91 Express Lanes are used by middle - and upper-middle-income households.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hawaii Reporter] Reference

RA economic policy will allow Armenia to rank among upper-middle-income economies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Armenian News - PanARMENIAN.Net] Reference

First Read: ...will benefit middle- and upper-middle-income Americans… They felt left out.    From Wordnik.com.  [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference

Almost 55% of Mexicans are 24 years old or younger, one of the highest percentages for an upper-middle-income economy in the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

He said upper-middle-income women are among his best customers, and most of his clients are looking to take advantage of a strong gold market.    From Wordnik.com.  [Webster Blog] Reference

(Who does, say, Glenn Beck foment resentment of more, rich, badly educated people or well-educated, middle-income or upper-middle-income folks?).    From Wordnik.com.  [Center for American Progress Action Fund] Reference

Malaysia is classified as an upper-middle-income country by the World Bank, with the proportion of middle-income households estimated at more than 50% in 2007.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

Since independence, Barbados has transformed itself from a low-income economy dependent upon sugar production into an upper-middle-income economy based on tourism.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

With middle- and some upper-middle-income shoppers expected to keep a lid on spending through the holidays, Macy's is expected to continue to steal shoppers from rivals like J.C.    From Wordnik.com.  [Local push puts Macy's back in black in 3Q - Yahoo! Finance] Reference

So middle - and upper-middle-income families are basically told: "Save up!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Better Begging] Reference

Botswana has used its mineral wealth to transform the economy, joining the World Bank’s category of upper-middle-income countries in the 1990s.    From Wordnik.com.  [Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 8] Reference

"Are they going to move into upper-middle-income status?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

"One of the most amazing things about 'The Daily Show' is its audience, (which) tends to be well-educated, upper-middle-income to upper-income, independent-thinking voters.    From Wordnik.com.  [News] Reference

Among upper-middle-income countries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Overall Ranking] Reference

) caters to middle - and upper-middle-income women, selling name-brand and private-label merchandise with a focus on apparel and home furnishings.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bullish Bets On Nordstrom, Dillard's And Sear's] Reference