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Riley18

(1,127 posts)

6. Every year I make less than the year before.

Reply to FreeJoe (Original post)

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 08:59 PM

Jan 2014

Also, as a public worker in Florida, our governor has been taking 3% of every paycheck we get. That in itself amounts to over a thousand every year. His policy of skimming off 3% of our income has resulted in a loss of spending power throughout the state. I know of couples who have lost 6% of their combined income just from this one cut.

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What's your income trend? [View all] FreeJoe Jan 2014 OP

Regan-omics alive and well, if your wealthy . orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #1

Same here and I own my own business. n/t Bonhomme Richard Jan 2014 #2

I had more purchasing power in 1967 Warpy Jan 2014 #3

"Purchasing power" is an important observation. n/t Alkene Jan 2014 #31

Mine is increasing slightly oldhippie Jan 2014 #4

yep, mine too. I did get some investments from inheritance as my mother's sole beneficiary... CTyankee Jan 2014 #5

Every year I make less than the year before. Riley18 Jan 2014 #6

If your state gov is taking over 3% off the top, then may I assume pangaia Jan 2014 #29

8% more than 2012 tax year. Agschmid Jan 2014 #7

Slightly higher, every year for the past 8 years bhikkhu Jan 2014 #8

Haven't had a raise since 2008 in my main job, and my second job, which paid about Squinch Jan 2014 #9

Curious - what does 'at risk' pay mean? Matariki Jan 2014 #10

Pay that you can't rely on FreeJoe Jan 2014 #19

Thanks for taking the time to explain. And also mentioning the Jobs/Schmidt agreement Matariki Jan 2014 #37

Same here. onestepforward Jan 2014 #11

After re-reading my post and the responses... FreeJoe Jan 2014 #20

I'm glad that you're doing well overall onestepforward Jan 2014 #38

#poor 1000words Jan 2014 #12

-150k taught_me_patience Jan 2014 #13

How old are you? What kind of work do you do? fujiyama Jan 2014 #14

I'm close to 50 in IT FreeJoe Jan 2014 #21

Trending downward due to earlier unwise investments... NancyDL Jan 2014 #15

My numbers were just W-2 FreeJoe Jan 2014 #24

That's why it is tough to compare ...... oldhippie Jan 2014 #33

that's a big pay cut hfojvt Jan 2014 #16

Yeah, I'll quit my bitching FreeJoe Jan 2014 #22

It's going down, down, down Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #17

I'm slightly trending up Victor_c3 Jan 2014 #18

Flat to slightly down Adrahil Jan 2014 #23

That's probably a big part of the psychology FreeJoe Jan 2014 #25

Yup, I'm just afraid that those of us... Adrahil Jan 2014 #26

I'm a state employee in a very red state (Kansas) greymattermom Jan 2014 #27

I am flatlined... lapfog_1 Jan 2014 #28

Up, Up, Up for me. CFLDem Jan 2014 #30

been about steady last few years..bonus may be a little bigger this year than last snooper2 Jan 2014 #32

My income was the highest it has ever been Johonny Jan 2014 #34

Mine is going up. Our household income is going up too. MissB Jan 2014 #35

holding steady but, buying power has disintegrated to the point that I might as well be Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #36

You make extra pay for hazard and that has declined? Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #39

We make pretty much what we were making before my husband retired 10 years ago, a bit more. Tikki Jan 2014 #40

i made about what i did in 2012 fizzgig Jan 2014 #41

Slightly up due to a raise in December MadrasT Jan 2014 #42