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In reply to the discussion: Middle-class income rose above $61,000 for the first time last year, U.S. Census Bureau say [View all]Recursion
(56,582 posts)10. The central political mystery of the past 4 years or so is why this isn't making people happy
There's no textbook reason 2016 should have been a change election, and no textbook reason that a sitting President should be this unpopular with this economy.
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Middle-class income rose above $61,000 for the first time last year, U.S. Census Bureau say [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2018
OP
"All the income figures have been adjusted for inflation and are reported in 2017 dollars."
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2018
#3
Well, according to the data itself the change is 'statistically insignificant' since '99.
sandensea
Sep 2018
#14
The report was put together by the GS-something bureaucrats at the Census Bureau.
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2018
#20
If you believe Rove didn't twist arms at the BEA, like he did at OMB (to great effect).
sandensea
Sep 2018
#24
Wait until you get your tax for 2017 comes due when they vote today on there 2.0 plan
turbinetree
Sep 2018
#5
The central political mystery of the past 4 years or so is why this isn't making people happy
Recursion
Sep 2018
#10
Most people, like probably 90%, who read a news article like this, don't know they are (usually)
progree
Sep 2018
#33
"Not doing better than their fathers:" Men's earnings have fallen since 1970's, Census says
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2018
#34