Moore's Sicko

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Pekka
8000 euros you cheap bastards.

Originally posted by Pekka
Then what was the monthly income? 8 thousand dollars!

[Pekka]

Really? Ok that's my mistake.

This is a regional difference though. I come from backwards country. Most people in here don't know people make that kind of money to begin with. We've been brainwashed by socialist ******.

I think it would be justice if at least few of them died in the market square, a painful death, public execution after hours of torture.

You know if your fmaily would make 8k a month in here, you'd have to be ashamed about it. Ashamed, you rich bastard.

Oh well. My goal is to make 10k a month at some point. We'll see if that actually happens. I smack prostitutes.

[Drake Tungsten]

Is there some sort of pill I can take so that I don't have to pay taxes either?

Dude, hook me up if you get some...

[KrazyHorse]

I also like his "house of 200K"



Most people with 100K a year household income live in or near a major city. You can't even get a decent house in cheap-ass Baltimore for that price unless you want to live way the **** out in the county.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by snoopy369
Your combined income is close to 100k a year

More like 85

[Zkribbler]

Inherit you money or
Obtain all your income via corporate dividends.

For God's sake, don't WORK for it!!!

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Que? My wife by herself makes between 5000 and 6000 USD a month, and that's not especially high. I'm a graduate student and even I make close to 2000 a month.

Your wife, alone, makes more than the median for a family ($42,000). Together you double the median income for the American family. I don't know how you can claim that's not especially high.

[KrazyHorse]

It's high compared to the median, but "middle class" has always meant something significantly above average, at least in my experience.

Oh, and she just got an 18% raise 2 days ago, so that figure is out of date...

[KrazyHorse]

I would define "middle class" as lying between the 60th and 85th percentile. "Working class" or "lower class" between the 20th and 60th percentiles. Below that are the unemployed and underemployed.

[KrazyHorse]

42000 is also an old figure. IIRC the latest number is ~46k

But I have to ask you: would you consider a household of even two people bringing in 46k middle class? If both work, then you're talking blue collar type jobs. 23k / 2000 hours = 11.50 an hour

Better than McDonalds, but not even secretarial type salaries.

[Wiglaf]

KrazyHorse is poor

[KrazyHorse]

Yes. Our household income is only in the 82nd percentile right now.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
I would define "middle class" as lying between the 60th and 85th percentile.

The middle class isn't in the middle??

[KrazyHorse]

Errr..duh.

It's never been.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
I would define "middle class" as lying between the 60th and 85th percentile. "Working class" or "lower class" between the 20th and 60th percentiles. Below that are the unemployed and underemployed.

The way wiki describes upper middle class it can reach well into the 99th percentile.

The American upper middle class is defined similarly using income, education and occupation as main indicators.[1] In the United States, the upper middle class is defined as mostly consisting of white-collar professionals who have not only above-average personal incomes and advanced educational degrees[1] but also a high degree of autonomy in their work, leading to higher job satisfaction.[2] The main occupational tasks of upper middle class individuals tend to center on conceptualizing, consulting, and instruction.[3]