Managers around here do make around 25k, in fact I think they make more than that.
The other thing, is that number is based on gross income, not net. And while you won't be paying federal or state income taxes at that point, there is still FICA being deducted. > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 11:14 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Poverty Challenge! > > Federal Standards are completely out of touch with reality.... Let's take > the DC Area... > > Single person making $9800 per year: That's 817.00 a month. > Average rent for a one bedroom apartment in the DC area: $1100.00 a month, > assuming utilities are included in rent.. > Food.. $150 a month.. you're already $433.00 in the hole per month. > > You need about 2100 a month to live...barely, in this area, which puts the > real poverty line at around $25,200 a year. A far, far cry from $9800.00. > > I doubt there's a McDonalds Manager that makes that much, let alone a > burger > fry cook. > > So you'd better be able to do a lot more than Nick's criteria, otherwise > there's a shelter bunk with your name on it. > > Between my wife and I, we make over $120,000 a year, and can't afford a > single family home, we can't even afford a townhouse in a good > neighborhood. > > Which is why we're getting the hell out at the end of July. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJS Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:236808 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
