It's the Arithmetic, Stupid

The median income for Americans is about $50,000. Thus...

Question: Is $100,000 middle income?

Answer: No, middle income is $200,000 to $250,000 and less.

The question was being asked by George Stephanopoulos and answered by Mitt Romney.

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This isn't even a mean/median mistake. Mean income is still under $75k.

By John Moeller (not verified) on 14 Sep 2012 #permalink

I can't even make sense of his answer. It seems completely nonsensical to me.

In the range of 200K-250K...and less? Am I just reading it weird?

By Drivebyposter (not verified) on 14 Sep 2012 #permalink

I think he took a rough stab at estimating the number, came up with the nearest one million dollars, figured that was a little high, so he cut it down a bit. So, it is an accurate estimate, rounded up to the nearest quarter mil.

By Lonnie Jefferis (not verified) on 15 Sep 2012 #permalink

Wow. I should've tried that in college.

By Drivebyposter (not verified) on 15 Sep 2012 #permalink

Tamino has a graph of it up. Hilarious, you should link it Greg. And share it all across the interwebs.