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Date Posted: 10:15:44 12/01/04 Wed
Author: No name
Subject: It's none of your business what I make.
In reply to: 's message, "Re: How much do you make?" on 09:34:04 12/01/04 Wed

It's none of your business what I make or how I spend it. My wife and I do very well compared to the median income in Pennsylvania. With our earned income we earn just under $100,000 a year combined. With our stock investments, my wife and I make over $100,000 a year. But I am willing to risk my capital to make more capital. Some years we make more than $100,000, some years we make less. But we are the kind of people that most rural hick Pennsylvanians hate. We are college educated, and are considered to be overpaid by our less fortunate friends in PA. The difference is, you don't see me complaining about the millionaire who has a Mercedes in his driveway and a $500,000 to $1,000,000 house. I am sure he earned it, because less than 1% of the population in the U.S. has inherited their wealth. It wasn't too many years ago that my wife and I made less than $40,000 a year combined. So what do you make?

>>I don't know where you live in Pennsylvania, but
>>$100,000 is not a lot of money. If you have a
>>mortgage, car payments, children, eat food and plan to
>>retire some day, etc., that kind of money doesn't go
>>very far.
>>
>>If we had it your way only millionaires would run for
>>office. Not everyone in public service is a
>>millionaire. Granted it takes a lot of money or
>>someone elses money to run for office. But if you
>>don't pay a salary for these legislative jobs, no one
>>but those who don't need an income will run.
>
>
>>If you cannot live well on 100k per year, then you
>are
>>living way beyond your means.

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