2016 Postmortem

JI7

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67. FUCK THAT , 150K is A LOT OF MONEY

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Tue Dec 1, 2015, 02:24 AM

Dec 2015

it's easy to live a good life on that amount. the problem is people who make that amount see themselves as being on the same level as multimillionaires and want all the extra crap they pay for .

one can easy get a nice house, health care, public or private school, multiple vehicles and vacations on that money.

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Middle class is when you have to go to work [View all] hill2016 Nov 2015 OP

"In some cities, $250k is hardly upper class." Nice try. Wilms Nov 2015 #1

check out this article hill2016 Nov 2015 #6

Sounds like they don't belong in Manhattan? Wilms Nov 2015 #7

then hill2016 Nov 2015 #10

People who are in the upper 2%, of course. Wilms Nov 2015 #13

I live in Manhattan and my salary puts me in the middle class here. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #29

I'm appreciating the demographics of HRC supporters. n/t Wilms Nov 2015 #31

Lol. Middle class with a nanny, housekeeper and private schools. neverforget Nov 2015 #2

Wow angrychair Nov 2015 #3

Beat me to it. 6chars Nov 2015 #5

me too. 2naSalit Nov 2015 #33

assuming both parents are working hill2016 Nov 2015 #9

You do know that millions of actual middle class Warren Stupidity Nov 2015 #12

I was going to post something similar but you said it far better than me. neverforget Nov 2015 #14

ok hill2016 Nov 2015 #17

No live in nanny? Barbaric! nt Romulox Nov 2015 #19

Life's full of tough choices, innit? hill2016 Nov 2015 #24

Middle class people can't afford to do either of those things. You knew that, of course. nt Romulox Nov 2015 #25

ok, now I'm at least 60% sure you're putting us on. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #117

You sure are worried about those $250,000 earners of the upper few percent neverforget Nov 2015 #35

o know where the sarcasm button Is? angrychair Nov 2015 #34

I thjink you may be right. This could be one long performance piece Armstead Nov 2015 #45

Kind of like Billionaires for Bush nxylas Dec 2015 #73

I agree if not then neverforget Dec 2015 #65

"either trollng or performance art." Capt. Obvious Dec 2015 #83

Have you ever heard of day care? Hepburn Dec 2015 #100

Isn't that just about as expensive as a nanny? leftofcool Dec 2015 #119

Are you kidding me? A live in nanny for a middle class household? You must be out of your mind. Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #110

Sarcasm tag missing? 6chars Nov 2015 #4

in hill2016 Nov 2015 #8

Ah, I see the optics problem here. sleepyvoter Nov 2015 #16

"maths" melman Dec 2015 #64

Should have been posted elsewhere-- Wilms Nov 2015 #11

Nanny, housekeeper, private schools, and vacations and the poor dears are barley breaking even??? Autumn Nov 2015 #15

Awesome parody post. Recommended! nt Romulox Nov 2015 #18

Damn, I must be low class. bobbobbins01 Nov 2015 #20

hm... hill2016 Nov 2015 #32

Its a regressive tax aimed at milking us low income folks. bobbobbins01 Nov 2015 #38

:D renate Dec 2015 #72

this right here: Hiraeth Nov 2015 #21

I agree taught_me_patience Nov 2015 #22

I have so far only seen you in two threads gollygee Nov 2015 #23

She also whines about paying taxes for others' college. Obvious parody account. nt Romulox Nov 2015 #26

WRONG. Middle class, the middle quintile, is $50K-$60K. $250,000 is upper 5%. Upper Class. Crystalite Nov 2015 #27

Yes. daleanime Nov 2015 #30

No.... daleanime Nov 2015 #28

Did you just say having a private school for kids, nanny, housekeeper...then said "you're barely... Bread and Circus Nov 2015 #36

Your math is laughably flawed; correct calculations show $250k is upper class for sure. JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #37

yo hill2016 Nov 2015 #41

Good points. JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #47

The median household income in Manhattan is $88,382. In San Francisco it hover around $75,000. Luminous Animal Nov 2015 #39

I am Kicking and Recommending this post because I think it's a fine example of what... Bread and Circus Nov 2015 #40

+1 darkangel218 Dec 2015 #79

For me it was this part... tazkcmo Dec 2015 #90

Talk about not dealing with reality. Hepburn Dec 2015 #101

+1000 n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #128

Please tell my wife she's living off her investments... brooklynite Nov 2015 #42

There asre a lot of people who arre lucky to get hoime by 10 am.... Armstead Nov 2015 #44

Fair enough..but that's not what the OP is grumbling about... brooklynite Nov 2015 #46

I'm frankly not sure what the OP is grumbling about Armstead Nov 2015 #48

One way would be to not have kids... brooklynite Nov 2015 #49

Or we could stop condoning and supporting bad values and policires Armstead Nov 2015 #54

Maybe....but it's not per year neverforget Dec 2015 #55

But thank of how you could invest that money... brooklynite Dec 2015 #60

Aristocrats are so sensitive. Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #112

Not in Brooklyn ibegurpard Dec 2015 #66

Sunset Park brooklynite Dec 2015 #82

Yeah all the articles written about Brooklyn gentrification ibegurpard Dec 2015 #93

Brooklyn’s Median Household Income Is Less Than $45,000 brooklynite Dec 2015 #94

Boro Park. sleepyvoter Dec 2015 #98

then you're middle class hill2016 Dec 2015 #62

Why do you keep peddling this connservative horseshit? Armstead Nov 2015 #43

LOL !!! - Our Base, Ladies And Gentlmen... WillyT Nov 2015 #50

$250k for a family RandySF Nov 2015 #51

let me cry for you w0nderer Nov 2015 #52

wtf is this shit?? lunasun Nov 2015 #53

This OP is simply doing their job. Hill's shills. morningfog Dec 2015 #104

I am undecided myself, but this poster maybe a Romney crossover to Hill with that myopic look lunasun Dec 2015 #120

Exactly. "Think of the children!... And their au pairs!" n/t lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #127

wait, is this an audition piece for the onion? restorefreedom Dec 2015 #56

Seriously are you trolling? ibegurpard Dec 2015 #57

And 5K dollars a month mortgage! darkangel218 Dec 2015 #81

So...in your world the working class doesn't exist? jeff47 Dec 2015 #58

Seriously Truprogressive85 Dec 2015 #59

Housekeeper, gardener, and private plane with pilot! Hepburn Dec 2015 #103

lol Truprogressive85 Dec 2015 #115

Kick for the necessities of life while working for a "middle class" wage of 250K. nt slipslidingaway Dec 2015 #61

If you don't need to go to into work, you can move somewhere cheaper jfern Dec 2015 #63

FUCK THAT , 150K is A LOT OF MONEY JI7 Dec 2015 #67

What a different world you live in! pinebox Dec 2015 #68

I disagree Kentonio Dec 2015 #74

$250K is five times the median household income in NYC Recursion Dec 2015 #69

Desperate elitist spin. Betty Karlson Dec 2015 #70

I want to be poor where you live! Cassiopeia Dec 2015 #71

You mean this ISN'T a parody? Wow. reformist2 Dec 2015 #75

Comedy gold! merrily Dec 2015 #76

Kicking for the sheer mind numbing tone-deafness of "Hil" and her supporters. Bonobo Dec 2015 #77

"Mortgage 4K - 5K a month"??? darkangel218 Dec 2015 #78

having a nanny and private schools treestar Dec 2015 #80

Where did you find that psychotic definition of "middle class"? Half-Century Man Dec 2015 #84

Latte spew! Hepburn Dec 2015 #106

That youtube. Whoa. Crystalite Dec 2015 #113

That video has been in several threads Mnpaul Dec 2015 #121

Lol! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #85

Ah ha! Capt. Obvious Dec 2015 #88

LMAO! beam me up scottie Dec 2015 #91

lol tazkcmo Dec 2015 #86

Kick for the lulz and fail! darkangel218 Dec 2015 #87

Your post is sarcasm, right??? Vinca Dec 2015 #89

sorry I meant hill2016 Dec 2015 #97

Yeah right. morningfog Dec 2015 #107

LMAO! Hepburn Dec 2015 #109

"a fortnight"? panader0 Dec 2015 #125

On today's episode of Manhattan Middle Class Problems . . . . Jake Stern Dec 2015 #92

Looks like another one made it past mirt PowerToThePeople Dec 2015 #95

my views hill2016 Dec 2015 #96

You live in New York, right? sleepyvoter Dec 2015 #99

No, yours are in line with the powers that be. morningfog Dec 2015 #108

From your link Hepburn Dec 2015 #111

Totally agree.this is either a troll or a shill. morningfog Dec 2015 #105

Incredibly out of touch and tone deaf OP. morningfog Dec 2015 #102

Barely breaking even at 250K per annum, still pondering that thought, even in NYC ... slipslidingaway Dec 2015 #114

THE ROMNEYS HAVE A CAR ELEVATOR BUT ALL I COULD AFFORD WAS THE CAR ESCALATOR! Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #118

LOL and you can see why the elevator is so important! n/t slipslidingaway Dec 2015 #123

you don't understand the cost of living hill2016 Dec 2015 #131

Well I have a clue, I lived there for over a year while my husband underwent two ... slipslidingaway Dec 2015 #132

I love it when Manhattanites try to prove they don't live in a bubble. Warren DeMontague Dec 2015 #116

What about Brooklyites? Bonobo Dec 2015 #124

Manhattan is still hill2016 Jan 2016 #133

well of course and with the stress of servants demanding such high salaries these days 250K per year Douglas Carpenter Dec 2015 #122

People on Wall Street work long hours. Social Security Retirees don't. Bad definition, bad. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #126

ok hill2016 Dec 2015 #129

bump hill2016 Dec 2015 #130

If I win a quater million dollar lottery, I'm retiring. stone space Jan 2016 #134