Monday, December 31, 2012

250 Grand Is Still Big Money Anywhere

Good on Lawyers, Guns & Money for spotlighting this as the year ends: the truth that no matter where you live in the United States, $250,000 is a buttload of income and you are sure as shit fucking rich.  In the midst of all the political nonsense regarding the struggle to cut taxes on the wealthiest Americans and continue to redistribute the wealth upwards, the political and media establishment are doing their damnedest to promulgate the big, big lie that an income of $250,000 is somehow middle class.  That is pure, farm-raised bullshit.  The median income is $26,000 and the median household income is $49,000.  250 grand is a boatload of income, and the L,G&M crew deserve kudos for helping to spread that uncomfortable little fact against the wishes of the ruling class and their well-paid servants.  If you make that kind of money and don't have the good sense to understand how your income compares to that of a couple of hundred million working Americans, well, don't forget to go fuck yourself on your way to the suicide booth.

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  1. My little brother's left testicle used to taste salty, but now it doesn't. I know what you're thinking, but you're wrong. Comparing the taste of the one versus the other one still shows a wide disparity in saltiness.

    But he swears to God that he has been washing them equally. It's probably those damn Mormon psychic infiltrators creeping in and making someone wash them unequally.

    But it could also be diet. Eating left-handed foods has been proven to cause different levels of perspiration on the *opposite* side of the body. This might be too many duck eggs, cucumbers and Necco wafers. If so, it's a serious problem. Worrying about the Koch brothers refusing to label trans fat in potato chips isn't half the problem that this one is. The science is there, but the real-world consequences aren't appreciated.

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