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The main topic that the article “The New Nomads: Living Full-Time on the Road” by Jessica Bruder discusses is new nomadism in the US. Bruders shows how this issue is a consequence of income inequality and financial pressure, caused mainly by the Great Recession: “Many took to the road after their savings were obliterated by the Great Recession” (ll. 30-31). People generally chose this new lifestyle because of the impossibility of maintaining a middle-class existence. 

As the article shows, an increasing number of people cannot afford to pay for all the expenses that the middle-class entails: “Pay your mortgage or your electric bill? Make a car payment or buy medicine? Cover rent or student loans? Purchase warm clothes or gas for your commute?” (ll. 16-18). Be...