I apologize for hijacking this thread.

Maybe we should move it over to the BAR because it's about time US citizens get their heads out of the sand and show some deep passion for the issues facing this country and our brothers and sisters.

I am in the 18 percentile and make a good salary based on statistics. I did NOT get a stimulus check.

What the statistics don't say is that I support a family of 5; two kids in college, live in the highest taxed state in the union; New York; pay high energy costs, transportation/commuting costs; health care costs, property taxes, sales taxes, and HUGE income taxes both at the federal and state level. How come I don't feel rich? I'm barely scraping by after my expenses. Why, I can't even afford a brandy new Tyros 3, that's how broke I am.

Statistics do not explain the entire economic impact on families.