You've got to remember, though, to the DUmmies someone that makes $150,000 a year is rich and needs to hand most of that to Uncle Sam to support the poor and public employees. They can get by just fine on the $40,000 the DUmmies will let them keep. (BTW, have you noticed the increase in articles in British papers that decry the fact that non-working families with several kids make so much money that working families have been forced to limit children to 1 in many cases so they can afford their taxes?) 
My dear, any family of 2-3 that brings in $150,000 is indeed rich ---TO ME.
So how do they make that money, they freaking WORK for it, save their money and watch their Penny's so the dollars will keep coming in.
They work to keep their standard of living intact, not just for today but tomorrow.
So who cannot live on less then $12,000 a month???? I have been doing the math and I find that if one person cannot work that brings the income down to $6,000 a month or $72. 000 a year. or ,1.500 a week.-----This is not RICH LIFESTYLE.
Big loss if one has a $3,000 a month mortgage, costs of car payments, perhaps a monthly payment on a boat and credit cards.
All is relative, some who make $ 40.000 a year and live a Spartan life style, no cruses or brand new Autos, can live a better and fuller life then those that make twice or three times their salary.
Common sense here , it really amazes me the Asians that can hardly speak English, work 3 jobs and move in 4 relatives to help with the bills are in fact living the American dream. They can soon afford to buy homes, and raise their children among family that will help them learn 2-3 different languages. They wait for sales for clothing seldom pay full price for anything. Their food bills are by their diet around $300 a month for a family of 5-6, beans, rice ,some greens and fish and hot peppers.
Lousy life most think, but the males take the kids fishing every chance they get and will eat the river crabs that we just throw over board.
No lavish trips, the kids are taken on hiking trails and museums, Art gallery's all learning experiences for the whole family.
So I ask how these Asians can afford to fly home to visit family in Asia every 5 years. Simple they put priority's in front of instant pleasure.
Cost to fly to Indonesia and back ---all told when all expenses paid for a 2-4 week visit about $10,000 for just 2 people never mind a family of 5-6.
We Americans are still in the child mode, we expect someone else a parent or the Government to bail us out of any mistakes we make. We screw up big time and then beg our Father in heaven to come to our rescue.
We must take charge pf our priority's in this country, can we survive without a $300.000 house, can we actually drive a auto that costs $15,000 Do we really need to spend $200.00 a week on a fine dining experience. Can we live wearing off brand clothing and $50.00 shoes??
Kids want, want, and need high tech. devices that cost the earth. So, why not let them work to buy this for themselves??
MY dad not one to mince words once told me when I asked for something expensive can want in one hand and Shit in the other.
I learned that Sympathy was to be found in the dictionary, between Shit and Syphilis,what ever the Hell that was.
We do not become poor unless we make very bad decisions in life. So how is this the fault of family's hanging on by a shoe string that have done anything right ????
If money grows on trees and we have 3 acres of money trees, we have hire people to pick the money like apples off the trees. Then we have to get insurance for any accidents, pay to have the money transported to where ever. It does not matter the value of the money on the trees, it is after expenses , taxes and whatever that in the end may place you a step or two above the red line on the account books.
