Better to research facts than try to create them by speculating. 1. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the average annual wages in the U.S. as $36,764 for 2002. (http://www.bls.gov/cew/state2002.txt) 2. Median income - The U.S. Census Bureau reports that median household income remained unchanged between 2002 and 2003 at $43,318. (http://www.census.gov/hhes/income/4person.html)
What makes you think that median income would be "far lower than $50K/year"? I suggest you're guilty of the same sin you accuse the people in Holland of. --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The problem is that the average income in the USA probably IS about $50K/year > (or more). > > However, the average is misleading because most people do not make the > average > income. A better measure is the median income, which would be, in this > context, what > MOST people make. That's far lower than $50K/year, even now. > > > --- In [email protected], hinda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This hit the nail right on the head.... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
