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whimsy, subversion, bowling

Number 480, March 24, 2004

Dudley Felker Randall (1914- )

 

Corrections in red below

 

“Economic well-being is obviously critical to the well being of families. People all too often do not earn a livable wage; they depend upon two incomes and struggle at becoming economically secure. Economic justice is social justice.”

—Andres M. Dominguez, Senior Program Officer, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Charles N. Kimball Lecture, April 21, 2003

 

A few stats for tax time

(Most of us don’t understand just where we stand or how lucky we are.)

All statistics drawn from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Facts, 2002 (http://www.census.gov)

 

United States

Income:

Individual data, 2003:

•per capita income: $21,945

•109 million males in 2003 workforce, 20 percent of which make more than $50,000 annual gross income

•116 million females in 2003 workforce, 9.1 percent of which make more than $50,000 annual gross income

•percent of workforce, total, that makes over $50,000 annual gross income: 13.9

 

Household data, 2001:

•households: 109,297,000

•median income household income, 2003: U.S., $42,200; MO, $43,955; KS, $42,523

•# of households with income $42,499 and less: 54,648,500—50 percent of total

•# of households with income over $70,000: 30,311,000—27.7 percent of total

•# of households with income over $100,000: 15,124,000—13.8 percent of total

•# of households with income over $200,000: 2,586,000—2.4 percent of total

•# of households with income over $250,000: 1,490,000—1.3 percent of total

•income of all households over $200,000: $932,890,080,000

•income of all households over $250,000: $692,778,480,000

•income of all households $42,499 and less: $1,483,239,717,000

 

Missouri:

U.S. Census American Community Survey Profile, 2002

•total population: 5,505,963

•total workforce: 2,662,416

•per capita income: $21,132

•total households: 2,252,604

•median household income: $40,198 (2000 census)

•# of households with income over $75,000: 442,713—16.6 percent of total

•# of households with income over $100,000: 228,212—8.6 percent of total

•# of households with income over $200,000: 31,374—1.2 percent of total

 

Kansas:

U.S. Census American Community Survey Profile, 2002

•total population: 2,634,122

•total workforce: 1,417,937

•per capita income: $21,045

•total households: 1,056,896

•median household income: $40,051 (2000 census)

•# of households with income over $75,000: 196,003—13.8 percent of total

•# of households with income over $100,000: 95,122—6.7 percent of total

•# of households with income over $200,000: 16,806—1.9 percent of total

 

Adirondack chair

 

beneath the magnolia,

a deep breath

in chapel quiet

 

buds weep sap,

dim shadow tears

 

petals finger sunward,

roots quiver

 

a robin on the fence

roust dreamers

from sleep

 

 

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