Financial Pressures Of What Could Happen

Posted on September 11, 2007

In many ways, the financial anxieties expressed by the middle class are more about the threat of what could be rather than what is, reports CNNMoney.com.

“Most people are fine. Most are doing better,” Jacobs said. “But the potential that the sky could fall feels a lot more real than it was in the past because it is.”

Observe these specific notes from the article:

“The median income in the United States is $46,326. But that is dragged down by young adults and retirees. ThirdWay, a centrist think tank, looked at the numbers for those households headed by someone of working age, 25 to 59.”

Median Income: $61,629
With two wage earners: $81,265
Percentage making $100,000-plus: 24%

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