[Vision2020] FW: Who Dat?

[Donovan Arnold]

"I once sat near a party of obviously well-to-do people at a restaurant, and overheard one among them remark 'I just don’t know how John manages on only $500,000 a year.' ” --Bob Dickow
 
Image how 80% of the world that lives on less than $1000 a year thinks when they hear Americans making less than $35,000 cannot ends meet? I think it is just the standard of living you are use to having. I would die on $1000 a year. I imagine these people with million dollar homes have a difficult time keeping them when their salaries are slashed in half. They lock themselves into huge financial commitments they should not be, just like everyone else. 
 
I think people should live on less of what they make so they are not unable to live on less if they half to. I try to tell people to live on only 2/3 your take home pay. That way for every two months you work you can be unemployed for one month and still maintain the same lifestyle. Also, buy your stuff, except your house and maybe a car or college education. Don't put it on a credit card and pay interest. Own it 100% or not at all.
 
Donovan J. Arnold

From: Robert Dickow <dickow at turbonet.com>
To: 'Moscow Vision2020' <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] FW: Who Dat?


Maybe Mitt meant  ‘and less’ to mean that for all amounts below 250,000 bucks one is in the ‘middle income’ group, so that implies that even the poor are middle income. It is a strange way of classifying an income bracket, and it conveniently eliminates poverty from the Great American Way of Life. But, we have to take this as a possible Freudian slip on Mitt’s part, because of the also-mentioned 200,000 lower limit. It’s actually an inversion of sense. As people have incomes above $250,000 they are part of the increasingly suffering rich. The more they have, the less they are satisfied. So, they think they need more all the time.
 
Has everyone seen the documentary ‘I am?’  Very inspiring. 
 
I once sat near a party of obviously well-to-do people at a restaurant, and overheard one among them remark “I just don’t know how John manages on only $500,000 a year.” 
 
It all has to do with dopamine in the brain. Or something.
 
Bob Dickow, troublemaker
 
From:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of Sue Hovey
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 4:21 PM
To: Ron Force; Moscow Vision2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] FW: Who Dat?
 
If middle class is defined as one who makes between $200,000 and $250,000, how does “and less” work?  
 
Sue H.
 
From:Ron Force 
Sent:Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:38 PM
To:Moscow Vision2020 
Subject:Re: [Vision2020] FW: Who Dat?
 
He did say $200,000 and $250,000 "and less".
 
Ron Force
Moscow Idaho USA
From:Andy Boyd <moscowrecycling at turbonet.com>
To: vision2020 at moscow.com 
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 3:29 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] FW: Who Dat?
 
Romney was interviewed by George Stephanopolous (spelling?). Romney said that the middle class are those making between $200,000 and $250,000 per year.
 
That’s out of touch!!
 
Andy Boyd
 
From:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of Paul Rumelhart
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2:47 PM
To: Robert Dickow; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Who Dat?
 
While I think Romney is absurdly out of touch with anyone who doesn't make mid 6-figures at least, I don't dispute that, but can we all acknowledge that there are people out there that leach off the system in one way or another?  They may not live in the Hamptons, and I realize they don't make up anywhere near the 47% that Romney quoted, but they do exist.  And they ruin the system for everyone.

Paul
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