With all of the ongoing talk about 'The 99%' 'The 1%' and who is representing who, it might be helpful for readers to know just what category they fall into. Although it doesn't account for things like regional costs of living or the fact that not every tax filing unit is the same (not an insignificant problem in my opinion), this calculator at the Wall St. Journal's Real Time Economics blog does nonetheless does provide some food for thought.
If nothing else, Friday afternoon time sucks on economics blogs somehow feel less wrong than playing solitaire or Farmville...at least in this humble blogger's opinion.
Tip of the cap to J.N.
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