Siena Poll: Middle Class Retirement Becoming An Illusion

New York's middle class is struggling to afford basic necessities as retirement is becoming an illusion for them, with Generation X even worse off than Baby Boomers.

That's according to a new statewide survey from Siena College: Countdown: New York's Vanishing Middle Class.

The survey found Gen Xers far less confident than Boomers that they'll have the means or receive promised benefits to live comfortably in retirement.  48 percent of middle-class Gen Exers say they don't plan to live in New York at all in retirement.

Respondents to the AARP-commissioned poll think Hillary Clnton would do a better job than Donald Trump in protecting social security (57% to 31%) and addressing the retirement needs of seniors (55% to 30%).