One night on tour, a visitor told me she heard Rush Limbaugh say that everybody in Washington made more than $100,000. I told her it wasn’t true, she said it was.
“Lady, if I made $100,000 a year do you really think I’d be on this bus?” I said.
Won that debate.
I did some digging on the Dept. of Labor website and found some geeky numbers.
The average American household income is $46,326 for one wager-earner and $67,348 for two wager-earners. Only 2.7 percent of households make more than $200,000 and 17.8 percent earn more than $118,200.
The average District resident earns $60,903. So I guess we’re doing better than some people around the country, but they’re not paying the same high real estate costs as we are. Frankly, if you’re making $60,000 and have a family your money is tight.
Guess I’ll have to ask Rush for a loan.
