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In reply to the discussion: I'm not crazy about the $400,000 limit, but I can live with it. Here's why. [View all]Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)31. Upper middle class my ass
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I'm not crazy about the $400,000 limit, but I can live with it. Here's why. [View all]
Barack_America
Dec 2012
OP
No, these are upper middle class. And your attitude is the Leftist version of Union haters who want
KittyWampus
Dec 2012
#5
Until you do the math on what the 1% makes, and the lack of what they had to sacrifice to get it.
Barack_America
Jan 2013
#23
I see your point, also how many professionals start at those salaries anyway?
white_wolf
Dec 2012
#6
Really? I always assumed being a doctor was "safer" moneywise than being a lawyer.
white_wolf
Jan 2013
#21
Huh. I'm an MD dropout. Have an MD, not going to practice. The lifestyle is inhumane, imho.
Barack_America
Jan 2013
#27
It drops another how many hundreds of billions on spending cuts over ten years?
HereSince1628
Jan 2013
#10
Reminder: if we're talking 400K adjusted gross income, they are probably actually making
wiggs
Jan 2013
#16
I have a doctor friend who makes around 400K a year...works 80-90 hrs/wk.
Barack_America
Jan 2013
#22
same with the medicare part of the deal. doctors, not specialist put in a hell of a lot of hours
seabeyond
Jan 2013
#42
39% permanent on the 400k + crowd. 55% on Capital Gains. No "entitlement" cuts.... It's not bad -
jillan
Jan 2013
#18
400K IS the 1%. 250K is the top 2%; 400 is the 1%. At least that's what I heard on NPR tonite.
snot
Jan 2013
#29
not just beginning salaries: here's averages by region from a 2011 medscape survey.
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#35
The largest employer in America (Walmart) pays an average of about 17K a year
Demo_Chris
Jan 2013
#33
most doctors & lawyers don't make that kind of money though. and $300K in student loans
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#34
and median debt is $170K. only 6% of new grads have debt of $300K or more. only 36% of new
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#47
Doesn't include malpractice insurance for MDs. About $50K/yr on average.
Barack_America
Jan 2013
#44