What is a household?

Last week, the Congressional Budget Office released the results of a study comparing average household income in 1979 to average household income in 2005.  Over this 25 year period, the top 20% of  households had a 10 point increase in their incomes (with most going to the top 1%) while the other 80% of households…

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Automatic pay raises for legislatures

Quick post about automatic pay raises. Back in the late 1990s (I think) Massachusetts residents had a big issue with the legislature voting themselves a pay raise. The result was an amendment to the Commonwealth’s constitution that set up automatic raises based on median household income. I’m sure some politicians quietly smiled, knowing that they…

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The Politics of Class Envy

Here’s an article on American Thinker that is just up my ally – and well worth a read for our small audience. Obama and all of the populists like to tell you that they understand your plight. You’ve got a right to be mad, especially at all of  those rich people. CEOs make too much…

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