Median Family Income for OH will drop

[callies]

Median Family Income for OH will drop by 261 come 3/15/10.

Yikes

[AngelinaCatHub]

Median Family Income for OH will drop by 261 come 3/15/10.

Yikes

You mean for those who have a job?? This is what a Depression does. 'Hub

[OhioFiler]

Every six months the median income tables are updated.

I expect median incomes to drop regularly so long as Obama and his cronies are running things in Washington.

[AngelinaCatHub]

Every six months the median income tables are updated.

I expect median incomes to drop regularly so long as Obama and his cronies are running things in Washington.

Today, 'Bammy announces his tunnel visioned intent on taking over our freedoms and pushing his so-called health care reform through against most tax payers wishes.

We don't have a health care problem. Everything is relative and we have the best health care in the World. Yes, perhaps expensive, but who makes it so? Tort lawyers, and Government restrictions on over state line sales. In other words they want control and that control is the problem with health care.

[mtbc]

Can we keep the political opinion over on the more general categories, please, in "General Talk" or something?

[OhioFiler]

Can we keep the political opinion over on the more general categories, please, in "General Talk" or something?

Why? If it's relevant to the OP's question or concern it seems fine here.

[backtoschool]

It makes sense that the median income would drop this year, especially in the industrial midwest. We are in a Depression, and median incomes will drop for most states for the next several years.

[OhioFiler]

It makes sense that the median income would drop this year, especially in the industrial midwest. We are in a Depression, and median incomes will drop for most states for the next several years.

My income dropped more than $261 semi-annually since last March. What bothers me is I expect excessive inflation to begin soon and we'll see a huge increase in the cost of living with no increase in income.

[mtbc]

Why? If it's relevant to the OP's question or concern it seems fine here.

Well, it's barely relevant (especially the bit about health care reform!) -- it doesn't help, introduce any useful facts, etc. -- it's just tiring to try to focus on the bankruptcy-oriented threads only to keep finding people using them as thinly-veiled excuses for injecting partisan political opinions when they see the chink of a plausible opening; for me, this was something of a straw on the camel's back. It's easy enough to let it pass in the more general categories, I just mostly avoid them.

Maybe it's wishful thinking for me to think that the site categories can usefully separate bankruptcy help from other discusson. I already see so much political discussion in other forums that I guess I wish it woudn't pervade everywhere I look. But perhaps I'm oversensitive to it and alone in much wanting the bankruptcy-specific parts of this site to be more inclusive. I didn't create it, after all.

[backtoschool]

My income dropped more than $261 semi-annually since last March. What bothers me is I expect excessive inflation to begin soon and we'll see a huge increase in the cost of living with no increase in income.

I totally agree with you Ohiofiler. The standard of living for most middle class families is about to get much worse I am afraid.

[OhioFiler]

Well, it's barely relevant -- it doesn't help, introduce any useful facts, etc. -- it's just tiring to try to focus on the bankruptcy-oriented threads only to keep finding people using them as thinly-veiled excuses for injecting partisan political opinions when they see the chink of a plausible opening; for me, this was something of a straw on the camel's back. It's easy enough to let it pass in the more general categories, I just mostly avoid them.

Maybe it's wishful thinking for me to think that the site categories can usefully separate bankruptcy help from other discusson. I already see so much political discussion in other forums that I guess I wish it woudn't pervade everywhere I look. But perhaps I'm oversensitive to it and alone in much wanting the bankruptcy-specific parts of this site to be more inclusive. I didn't create it, after all.

I think it's important to help readers understand why the numbers used by the bankruptcy courts are changing and what to expect if one is considering delaying filing. Just because you find it unhelpful and tiring doesn't mean everyone else will.

I understand your desire not to read political points in the threads. I find the numerous "I'm discharged" threads less than helpful and typically don't bother reading them. I also skip posts that are difficult to read because of grammar usage. My point is it's easier to skip what we don't like than to try to get everyone to conform to our desires in these public forums.

[mtbc]

And you are seriously suggesting that a useful contribution to answering "why median income is falling" is simply, "because Obama and his cronies are in charge"?

[callies]

Oh for Pete's sake...let it go!

[OhioFiler]

And you are seriously suggesting that a useful contribution to answering "why median income is falling" is simply, "because Obama and his cronies are in charge"?

You betcha!

[backtoschool]

Oh for Pete's sake...let it go!

I am sorry your thread got hijacked callies.

I should have refrained from answering any posts not directly relevant, but seriously the small amount the median income went down last year is better than the amounts the median income will probably go down in the next several years.

In keeping to answering your thread, I think that it will be pretty easy for you to cover that $251 with added fuel or food expenses, since prices for both of those categories have gone up this year.