I'm a 1 percenter!

[Bdubya]

Originally Posted by 69chevelless

Wait so 1% means you make $34,000 a year?? I'm confused can somone help me out?

He is saying it takes $780 large to be a 1% in the U.S. per U.S. population/average salary.

To be a world 1% it only takes only $34k because apparently the average salary around the world is considerably less than $34k.
Meaning that a large part of the world 1%ers is probably made up of the U.S. population being the average U.S. salary is in the mid $50k(just a guess).

[flash]

$34,000 dont go very far these days as I make about that plus my rental income ,its very hard to save for the future even though I save about $500 per month out of my pay directly into savings and my wife does close to that .We probably would be better off putting it in our mattress at home since the banks dont pay much interest on anything these days .CD's are paying 1% at best for a long term and its not worth tying up your money ,stocks are too iffy for me so Im just using my basically no interest savings in case of emergency .

[69chevelless]

So that means I am 8% because I make just about $300k a year, right? And my wife would be a lil over 1% cause she makes $40k only part time. I think I did it right...

[earthquake68]

True, but it puts things into perspective, doesn't it? Instead of complaining about what you don't have, you should focus on what you DO have.

Most of on this forum have one or more hotrods in the garage, we have electricity, we have access to the internet, I'm pretty sure if we have those things, we have indoor plumbing and a dry place to sleep. .......I guess we're not doing so bad after all.

[Ms Grumpy]

Originally Posted by earthquake68

True, but it puts things into perspective, doesn't it? Instead of complaining about what you don't have, you should focus on what you DO have.

Most of on this forum have one or more hotrods in the garage, we have electricity, we have access to the internet, I'm pretty sure if we have those things, we have indoor plumbing and a dry place to sleep. .......I guess we're not doing so bad after all.

So true. So true.

I think for many of us, at one time or another, we all had to live in some hard times. When I was with my 1st husband we didn't have a lot, but we had a '69 Charger and we just barely scrapped by. But, in my lifetime I have faced foreclosure, eviction, shut off of utilities, and being homeless. I think after all of that we all learn what is important. Like you said, we need to focus on how lucky we are, and what we DO have. Now we need for our children to understand this.

[Ms Grumpy]

Carpoor, at one time I was one of those "people" who collected from the government. I had recently divorced and had small children and didn't know how I was going to survive.
BUT..unlike many, many other people I worked my butt off to get a job, because I did not want to report everything I did to the government. It didn't take me long till I was back to paying my own way and paying taxes. I believe that the welfare rolls were ment to help people, not to support them for a lifetime. I saw so many people who knew how to play the welfare game, and saw so many people that needed it but were refused.
I had my first job at 14, delivering newspapers, and continue to work today. I have had 6 children and was back to work quickly after each one. I have always been a work-a-holic, just ask grumpy, and I believe that my short time getting help from the government, made me realize how much I didn't want to live that way.

[carpoor]

Originally Posted by Ms Grumpy

I believe that the welfare rolls were ment to help people, not to support them for a lifetime.

Exactly! But, we now reward them with iphones, let them buy booze and cigarettes with their EBT, etc. Giving them the best does not, and will not encourage them to do better and get off the government tit. We need to get back to basics so most of them won't want to stay on it forever. Instead, they will realize that they have to work like the rest of us if they want "more."

But, that won't happen. Leaving things the way they are and expanding the welfare state just breeds a whole new generation of voters. And that is exactly what they want.