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Under Obama, Poor, Middle Class Incomes Fall Sharply
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Posted on 10/02/2012 9:43:43 AM PDT by Perdogg

Despite repeated promises that he would build prosperity from the bottom up, President Obama has presided over three years of income losses for the middle class, according to the latest household income data from the Census Bureau.

Since 2009, the middle 20% of American households saw their average incomes drop 4%. In 2011 alone, they fell 1.7%. The poorest 20% have fared even worse under Obama, Census data show. Their incomes have dropped more than 7% since 2009, and are now lower than they've been at any time since 1985, after adjusting for inflation.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2012; bhofascism; democrats; incomes; inflation; middle; obama; obamanomics; obamatruthfile; poor; taxes

1 posted on 10/02/2012 9:43:47 AM PDT by Perdogg
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To: Perdogg
The Democrats believe they have been doing a great job with the middle class.

You just need to understand how they define the middle class.

2 posted on 10/02/2012 9:48:42 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Perdogg

I am worse off than in 2008. My retirement income took another hit as a CD with an interest of 5% came due and for now I renewed it a .5%. My retirement income portfolio is down quite a bit from 2008. I am sure there are others in the same boat. I hate to think if this idiot gets another 4 years.


3 posted on 10/02/2012 9:51:02 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Perdogg

The reality is that there is too much going wrong and too much corruption in the Obama administration to get away with passing it off as incompetence. Its time his motives are called into question.


4 posted on 10/02/2012 9:56:13 AM PDT by Baynative
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To: Parley Baer

The question is “Will Jedi Mind Control work on large masses?” - “Your bank account is NOT shrinking fast.” - “You really didn’t want to find a job.” - “Obama loves you.”


5 posted on 10/02/2012 9:59:59 AM PDT by arrogantsob (The Disaster MUST Go. Sarah herself supports Romney.)
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To: Perdogg

Didn’t the icomepoop Obama say under his admin the people’s wages would necesarily skyrocket...?


6 posted on 10/02/2012 10:00:41 AM PDT by Leep
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To: Perdogg

It doesn’t matter, we’ve got free phones!


7 posted on 10/02/2012 10:07:27 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N680dYVPKqU


8 posted on 10/02/2012 10:19:57 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: Leep

Huh?!!! He said that the cost to own and operate any coal fueled power plants would necessarily skyrocket due to the cost of all the new regulations he would put in place. This was going to happen under his watch to stem the tide of so-called greenhouse gasses being emitted by those evil coal burners.


9 posted on 10/02/2012 10:35:04 AM PDT by jurroppi1
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

the heck with the phone. I can’t eat that. Sign me up for some food stamps!


10 posted on 10/02/2012 11:20:10 AM PDT by cableguymn (The founding fathers would be shooting by now..)
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To: jurroppi1

I was empasising what a phony he is. He doesn’t care about the middle much less the lower classes.


11 posted on 10/02/2012 1:22:00 PM PDT by Leep
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To: Leep

emphasising that is.


12 posted on 10/02/2012 1:23:19 PM PDT by Leep
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