危险的美国中产阶级

更加遥远的美国梦:
1. A middle class standard of living includes having health insurance, access to the internet, good public school for children, a retirement plan, annual vacation and air-conditioning.
2. Annual income of about $100,000(NYC) for a family of four to attain a middle-class standard of living. The median annual income for this size family in NYC is $49,379.
3. A single person needs an income of $45,000 - $90,000 to attain this middle class standard of living in NYC.
4. 92 percent of respondents said it is "somewhat harder" or "much harder" for a low-income worker to enter the middle class today than it was just 10 years ago.

看到这些，觉得很多中国人已经达到所说的美国梦的标准。为中国人高兴！

前州长 Mario Cuomo说，"Middle-class people are not rich enough to be free of economic concerns but not poor enough to warrant charity. They are the people who work because they have to, not because a psychologist told them work is the best way to fill the time between birth and eternity." 由之想起当年被教育的结果--真想共产主义早点实现！

好象巴菲特说过(大意)，留给子女的财富应该够他们做他们想做的，再多就没好处了。我们这些老百姓，还得努力啊！