[lbo-talk] "Save subprime borrowers, not bloated bankers" by Dean Baker

ravi ravi at platosbeard.org
Tue Aug 21 21:07:54 PDT 2007


On 21 Aug, 2007, at 23:17 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
> On Aug 21, 2007, at 3:38 PM, ravi wrote:
>
>> Was it on your show (about women earning greater than men in NYC, for
>> certain age groups) that I heard this statistic (about Ivy League
>> women "opting out"): the median income of families living in
>> Manhattan is ~ $250,000? Is this true? If so, HOLY CRAP! 50% of
>> Manhattanites make 5 times what 50% of the rest of the USers make?!
>
> No, I think it was the median income of families with toddlers living
> in Manh is $300k. Ivan is underprivileged.
>

That's still a pretty ugly number!! Thanks for the correction,

--ravi



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