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2016 Postmortem

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Recursion

(56,582 posts)
Sun Jan 17, 2016, 11:41 AM Jan 2016

While we're at it: where would you put the top end of "middle class"? [View all]

Household income, 2015 dollars. Go.


20 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
$30K-$50K
0 (0%)
$50k-$70K
0 (0%)
$70K-$90K
1 (5%)
$90K-$110K
3 (15%)
$110K-$130K
8 (40%)
$130K-$150K
3 (15%)
$150K-$170K
2 (10%)
$170K-$190K
0 (0%)
$190K-$210K
1 (5%)
Over $210K
2 (10%)
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Depends where you live whitefordmd Jan 2016 #1
It's more than three times the Manhattan median household income Recursion Jan 2016 #4
I usually always agree with you, but the medians are irrelevant IMO. MeNMyVolt Jan 2016 #9
The term middle class is subjective... thomservo Jan 2016 #2
Very true Recursion Jan 2016 #3
The results should be interesting. thomservo Jan 2016 #6
I hope so (nt) Recursion Jan 2016 #8
Seems to be roughly Gaussian so far Recursion Jan 2016 #5
We should ditch the term altogether, JayhawkSD Jan 2016 #7
I put $70k-$90k... thomservo Jan 2016 #10
I selected over 210 katsy Jan 2016 #11
i put 130-150 restorefreedom Jan 2016 #12
If the bottom 10% is poor/poverty shouldn't Downwinder Jan 2016 #13
In my head I use thirds Recursion Jan 2016 #14
Sounds reasonable. Downwinder Jan 2016 #15
Depends on how many kids, if any, as well as where you live. JudyM Jan 2016 #16
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