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"I've got morons on my team."

Mitt Romney
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A very interesting use of federal income/wealth data

The WaPo says it doesn't retain the information you plug in, but don't fill it in unless you trust that claim.
 
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We’re quite comfortable, but I would not rate us as rich. They do.


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Clicked "Use U.S. Median" to see the figures.
I trust them, of course, but...


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"I've got morons on my team."

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The percentiles don't lie. You can put whatever adjectives you like on them, of course.
 
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I’m thinking it’s time to spend more!


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Ha they think I'm rich. I think they need different metrics.


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"I've got morons on my team."

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Originally posted by Jack Frost:
I’m thinking it’s time to spend more!


Yeah, we made that decision a number of years ago. We were save-aholics for so many years.
 
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My father often joked about people who started thinking they were rich and the consequences of that thinking.


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Still, Look at Ed McMahon. That guy probably made more than most of us - and ended up broke. There's a few of those folks - Mike Tyson, Kim Bassinger, Marvin Gaye, Willie Nelson, etc. Much of America is one good illness away from bankruptcy.
 
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Much of America is one good illness away from bankruptcy.


Thanks so much for voicing my nightmare. Time for me to eat only ramen noodles for twelve months … which will just make that illness more likely.
 
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My father often joked about people who started thinking they were rich and the consequences of that thinking.


I’ve seen what results from that sort of thinking more than once. Young contractors have a few good years and think they’re invincible.

Exotic cars. Airplanes. Horses. Boats. Racing. Polo.

Finishes them off every time.


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Originally posted by Piano*Dad:

The WaPo says it doesn't retain the information you plug in, but don't fill it in unless you trust that claim.
Just plug in multiple hypotheticals. It won't be able to tell which one is the real you. Wink


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