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redacted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 08:37 PM Original message |
Q. How do you know if you're upper middle class, or above, in America? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. You have health insurance you can afford...AND |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. So at 25500 per year w. benefits in NY, I am middle class |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 08:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. OMG. you're poor. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 09:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. But $60k in NYC is like $30 anywhere else. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 10:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. welcome to du! |
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DesertFlower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 11:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. enjoying life is really important. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-22-07 11:16 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. good folks |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. Krugman is fantastic, but this time I don't agree |
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Cobalt Violet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. You get paid sick days and vacations. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. Have Health ins and in the 7th + year of a mortgage you are sucessfully paying off |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 08:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yes, the mortgage issue is going to rear its head |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 10:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. The resale of mortgage facility that has been set up may keep credit flowing, but |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 10:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Interesting, but scary |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I m retiring in 70 days as my last contract if finished (there may be me doing some work as a favor |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
8. That would be an interesting poll to take here |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
9. nah |
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redacted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. Apparently Krugman's insightful analysis is lost on many DUers. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 09:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Deleted by me |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 12:00 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. (grin) |
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Hoof Hearted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 12:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
21. dupe |
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Hoof Hearted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-19-07 12:06 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. Bullshit - but we're all so grateful for the condescending insult. It really bolsters your argument |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
12. I have health insurance |
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Hoof Hearted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-18-07 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
19. $16,640/yr FULL TIME is upper-middle class? Bite me. |
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