The push to restore the SALT deduction could force low-tax states like Florida to subsidize high-tax states, benefiting wealthy taxpayers at the middle class's expense.

Rising home prices and higher mortgage rates are pushing many homes out of the price range for middle-class households ... growth as states like Texas or Florida, housing costs in the state ...

Even a middle-class income may not be enough to buy a house in some places. However complex the issue of defining the middle class may be, some indicators of this status are almost obvious.