Monday, October 04, 2010

Rich get richer, poor get poorer in the Liberal Mecca of Midwest

Press Citizen, www.press-citizen.com

Assessment reveals Johnson County's income gap


According to information from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey from 2006-08, 20 percent of people in the lowest income bracket in Johnson County earned $10,462. Conversely, those in the highest 20 percent earned more than 16 times that amount: $171,695.

Nobody can live independently on $10,462/year.

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