A majority of Americans say the feds don't do enough to help the middle class, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Thursday. The middle class is more neglected than the poor or children, survey respondents said.

On the flip side, some 61% of respondents say that the federal government is giving too much assistance to the wealthy.

Pew did not inquire just what help Washington should provide for the middle class or what lavish benefits they are showering on the rich. But a prior Pew survey found that the middle class was not happy with the federal government's economic policy since the recent recession.