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Originally posted by wonderwench
That depends upon the geography. Take the major metro areas - and $200K is middle class (ie, the combined income of a marketing director and a nurse). Factor in the continuation of the marriage penalty, the alternative minimum tax, and lack of real indexing for inflation - and within a few years, more and more middle class people will creep into the higher tax brackets.
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200K is Middle Class? In what world do you live in where 200K is Middle Class? 200K is at least lower-Upper Class if not encroaching on Center-Upper Class. I would suggest that you must be on hallucinogenic drugs to believe 200K is middle class, but I am sure some mod would take offence.
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Originally posted by wonderwench
I know solidly middle class people who do live in San Jose, Fremont, Santa Clara and Mountain View. They live in 1500 square foot homes, drive older cars and live rather frugally so that their children can go to decent schools and they themselves do not have to spend 3 to 4 hours a day commuting. Why should people like that be punished for trying to take care of their families?
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Are you honestly trying to paint a pity story for people making 200K a year? If you think those people have a rough time, you need to think how FUCKING POOR people feel when it comes to funding their children's college. UC's are in a pretty massive budget crunch and large scholarships are pretty rare, and funny story, BUT THEY DONT GIVE OUT SCHOLARSHIPS BY THE STANDARD INCOME IN SILICON VALLEY. A FAMILY MAKING 200K WILL HAVE NO FUCKING PROBLEM PAYING FOR 20K PER YEAR FOR A UC.
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