[lbo-talk] how-the-average-us-consumer-spends-their-paycheck

[Mike Beggs]

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 3:59 PM, pandora akkiraz <markanarch at gmail.com> wrote:


> Relates to a number of recent threads on the list, i.e. just 7% is spent on
> public services.  Four times the amount is spent on alcohol than reading.

I'm surprised only $457 is spent on alcohol, all the same. I guess
it's cheaper over there.

I could probably find this out but it's almost 40 degrees C here so
I'm not inclined to - does anyone know how far back the DoL has
collected these stats?

Mike Beggs