Naturalized-Texan
02-05-2007, 04:51 PM
(Source:The Limbaugh Letter, February 2007)
"According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the 'poor' in this country - the lowest 20% of income earners - say they make a average of $8,316 per year. But these same people tell the BLS they spend $19,059 a year..." (Italics in original) The discrepancy is due to the fact that they are recipients of government social spending.
Rush provides a graphic showing income and expenditures of those "poor."
Income before taxes: $8,316
Average annual expenditures: $19,059, broken down as follows:
- Food: $3,186
- Housing: $6,639
- Transportation: $3,284
- Personal insurance & pensions: $512
- Alcoholic beverages: $172
- Apparel and services: $953
- Health care: $1,402
- Entertainment: $813
- Personal care products and services: $306
- Reading: $69
- Education: $663
- Tobacco products: $238
- Misc.: $373
- Cash contributions: $449 (Note: That's about $100 more than AlGore's contributions as reported on his tax returns released during the 2000 campaign.)
"According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the 'poor' in this country - the lowest 20% of income earners - say they make a average of $8,316 per year. But these same people tell the BLS they spend $19,059 a year..." (Italics in original) The discrepancy is due to the fact that they are recipients of government social spending.
Rush provides a graphic showing income and expenditures of those "poor."
Income before taxes: $8,316
Average annual expenditures: $19,059, broken down as follows:
- Food: $3,186
- Housing: $6,639
- Transportation: $3,284
- Personal insurance & pensions: $512
- Alcoholic beverages: $172
- Apparel and services: $953
- Health care: $1,402
- Entertainment: $813
- Personal care products and services: $306
- Reading: $69
- Education: $663
- Tobacco products: $238
- Misc.: $373
- Cash contributions: $449 (Note: That's about $100 more than AlGore's contributions as reported on his tax returns released during the 2000 campaign.)