Around 130 million people in Indonesia qualify as middle class, according to the World Bank.

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The appeals court also dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the smokers did not have enough in common for it to qualify as a class action.

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Middle class debtors do not qualify.

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Rocky Vista won't qualify for accreditation until Taylor's class graduates.

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While many people think of Medicaid as just a poverty program, it also funds long-term care costs for millions of middle-class retirees who have been forced to essentially impoverish themselves to qualify for long-term care coverage.

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As a result, more middle-class people need assistance qualifying for mortgages because they simply can't qualify for a loan--or refinance their existing mortgages--now that lenders have tightened their restrictions.

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