Income levels

[EweSheep]

Luck would have it! Here it is!

http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/08Poverty.shtml

Yep we are middle class despite the food pantry raidings going on! For a family of three, boy, we are HIGH class LOL!

 

[redhen]

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lol..i know, THATS what gets me upset!...what THEY consider middle class..cant get ANY help...

 

[sara]

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[EweSheep]

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lol..i know, THATS what gets me upset!...what THEY consider middle class..cant get ANY help...

AMEN!

But I do see alot of folks are much poorer than us! We havent gone to soup kitchens or shelter yet. Hopefully we wont but we can help with foods that I dont need back to the pantry!

 

[Mahonri]

I'd love to see my wife try and live on $40,000 a year (poverty level for this big household)

 

[redhen]

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lol..i know, THATS what gets me upset!...what THEY consider middle class..cant get ANY help...

AMEN!

But I do see alot of folks are much poorer than us! We havent gone to soup kitchens or shelter yet. Hopefully we wont but we can help with foods that I dont need back to the pantry!

yeah, i hear you...ay my local supermarket..they have a box at the check out to donate boxed/canned goods to the pantery...i always try to toss a couple things in there...

 

[EweSheep]

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Good luck for the state of AZ!

 

[WriterofWords]

This is the link to the 2009 Poverty Level Guidelines:

http://aspe.hhs.gov/POVERTY/09poverty.shtml

The 2009 Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States
and the District of Columbia Persons in family Poverty guideline
1 $10,830
2 14,570
3 18,310
4 22,050
5 25,790
6 29,530
7 33,270
8 37,010
For families with more than 8 persons, add $3,740 for each additional person.


2009 Poverty Guidelines for Alaska Persons in family Poverty guideline
1 $13,530
2 18,210
3 22,890
4 27,570
5 32,250
6 36,930
7 41,610
8 46,290
For families with more than 8 persons, add $4,680 for each additional person.


2009 Poverty Guidelines for Hawaii Persons in family Poverty guideline
1 $12,460
2 16,760
3 21,060
4 25,360
5 29,660
6 33,960
7 38,260
8 42,560
For families with more than 8 persons, add $4,300 for each additional person.

 

[what was i thinking]

those must not have been during the $4 a gal gas times.....

 

[WriterofWords]

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NO KIDDING!!