(November 9, 2016 at 12:08 pm)abaris Wrote:(November 9, 2016 at 12:00 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: You're calling people who make $50,000 high-earners?
You're familar with the term "more than"? Cause that's what it says. Apart from 50.000 already meaning they're making approximately 4.000 a month. You think that the average truck driver or field hand or office clerk gets that kind of money?
Either way I'm not sure what to make of it. What matters most is household income. I do not recall the source but as I understand it, $45k is the threshold below which a household is better off relying on public assistance. If that is true, then it makes sense that those below that threshold would vote to preserve their dependency, even if they would prefer working for a living. While everyone hopes for a better life, it seems that fear of losing what little you have is the stronger motivation. That rule would apply to those at the top of the income scale as well.
That said, I consider household income between $50,000 and $100,000 the general range needed for a low to middle-class lifestyle, at least in the Chicago area.
