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Americans see biggest monthly income drop in 20 years


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2013 Mar 1, 2:55am   4,517 views  12 comments

by Mick Russom   ➕follow (0)   💰tip   ignore  

Remember, when incomes drop, be sure to buy more expensive housing!

http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/01/news/economy/income-spending-saving/

Feeling poorer?

Americans saw their income drop so dramatically in January that it marked the deepest one-month decline in 20 years.

Personal income decreased by $505.5 billion in January, or 3.6%, compared to December (on a seasonally adjusted and annualized basis). That's the most dramatic decline since January 1993, according to the Commerce Department.
- See more at: http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/01/news/economy/income-spending-saving/#sthash.L7woXwl7.dpuf

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1   epitaph   2013 Mar 1, 3:01am  

The seasonally manipulated numbers show us that everything is just fine.

2   Bubbabeefcake   2013 Mar 1, 3:06am  

After being beat up for the past few years a vast majority of Americans just want to lay down like an old dog...do you blame them?
http://m.dailykos.com/story/2013/02/21/1188642/-Let-s-ALL-go-Galt

3   EBGuy   2013 Mar 1, 5:38am  

Note that after-tax income actually increased 0.3% in January when you factor out:
1. Removal of the 2% SS stimulus
2. Special Dec. dividends given out in fear of the fiscal cliff

4   JodyChunder   2013 Mar 1, 7:28am  

I think you should be able to borrow against your vital organs and other valuable tissues.

5   RentingForHalfTheCost   2013 Mar 1, 7:45am  

Your income doesn't matter. All that is needed is your future income, which as everyone knows will outgrow your massive debt.

6   Philistine   2013 Mar 1, 7:48am  

JodyChunder says

borrow against your vital organs and other valuable tissues

Oh crap, I think I already HELOC'd them into oblivion with 15 years of gin and foie gras.

7   everything   2013 Mar 1, 7:53am  

That's what low interest rates are here for, strange because they were reporting that wage growth finally turned the corner.

8   Sam1000   2013 Mar 1, 9:49am  

Income? Pftt? who needs stinking income when the government will loan you any amount...

9   Nobody   2013 Mar 1, 11:04am  

Idiots. You think money saved from tax will trickle down? I will just keep it.

From the 1%.

10   Bubbabeefcake   2013 Mar 2, 12:34am  

Nobody says

Idiots. You think money saved from tax will trickle down? I will just keep it.

From the 1%.

Uh Uo! Immediate damage control

11   RentingForHalfTheCost   2013 Mar 2, 8:53am  

everything says

That's what low interest rates are here for, strange because they were reporting that wage growth finally turned the corner.

If that corner is into an dark alley where it gets beaten into submission by the banking cartel. Sure, it has turned the corner. Income is useless, I wonder why I go to work each day. I'd be better off just spending my time collecting money from all the sources available. Rack up as much as I can and just flee the country.

12   Mick Russom   2013 Mar 2, 1:26pm  

RentingForHalfTheCost says

I'd be better off just spending my time collecting money from all the sources available. Rack up as much as I can and just flee the country.

Yep. rack up the freebies, save the welfare money,etc, in the form of krugerands or something, and bail on the country.

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