Reply #79: I know people who work in paper mills

[lastliberalintexas]

who make $80-110. I know people who work in petro-chemical plants and refineries who make in that same range. Nope, they're not management, either. In fact, their immediate supervisor usually make LESS than they do, because they've often been put on salary with that good ol' promotion.

Those people make that kind of money by busting their asses, working 70-80 hour weeks, working every overtime shift they can find. It's not easy work by any means- I know I wouldn't last. It's far more common than you are apparently aware of. Check the stats.


"I consider a 100K earner extremely well off, and apparently some 100K earners consider themselves the working poor."

I never said that I considered them working poor or that I knew of any who did. ALL that I said was that they are not wealthy, and that we shouldn't engage in the eat our own intra-class warfare than keeps the focus off the Ruling Elite. In fact, if you read my posts, you'll see that I've said repeatedly that the $100K family *is comfortable*. Just not rich.


And btw, I don't think I've said on this thread what *I* earn, because I am not making this about me. This is about crafting public policy which affects and improves the lives of workers, whatever they earn.