http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/09/23/study-income-inequality-in-america-is-overstated/ Politics and policy from inside Washington Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/09/23/study-income-inequality-in-america-is-overstated/comment-page-1/#comment-2485 the Shah Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:15:03 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=2015#comment-2485 Despicable and ignorant. Maybe it's not alright that people HAVE TO shop at Walmart just to stretch their dollars... using that kind of barometer to say everything is alright for people who have to spend every dollar they make to make ends meet, I think that says a lot about the author. I would love to propose to anyone who thinks that people are better off today than, say, ten years ago try this simple test: try to only spend what you could make working 50hrs a week (ie two part time jobs) at Walmart or MacDonald's (after taxes, so roughly $300/wk) for a whole month. That's food, utilities, gasoline. Let's see how you feel about the economy after that exercise. Maybe, if you live alone, you're ok, but try it with 2 or more dependants (kids). If you don't starve first, comeback afterwards and write a commentary in this blog. Despicable and ignorant. Maybe it’s not alright that people HAVE TO shop at Walmart just to stretch their dollars… using that kind of barometer to say everything is alright for people who have to spend every dollar they make to make ends meet, I think that says a lot about the author. I would love to propose to anyone who thinks that people are better off today than, say, ten years ago try this simple test: try to only spend what you could make working 50hrs a week (ie two part time jobs) at Walmart or MacDonald’s (after taxes, so roughly $300/wk) for a whole month. That’s food, utilities, gasoline. Let’s see how you feel about the economy after that exercise. Maybe, if you live alone, you’re ok, but try it with 2 or more dependants (kids). If you don’t starve first, comeback afterwards and write a commentary in this blog.

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