Yes.

Business Week (magazine)

$250000 Isn't Rich - BusinessWeek

That’s the true middle of the spectrum.

$250000 Isn't Rich - BusinessWeek

But in 2006, the median household income in the U.S. amounted to just over $48, 000.

BusinessWeek Debate Room $250,000 Isn't Rich

But if you look at the total income spread of working Americans, those making more than $250,000 are indeed wealthy—at least statistically.

BusinessWeek Debate Room $250,000 Isn't Rich

It’s easy to forget what the average person really makes amid big-money talk of billion-dollar writedowns and executive pay packages in the millions.

BusinessWeek Debate Room $250,000 Isn't Rich

But in 2006, the median household income in the U.S. amounted to just over $48,000.

$250000 Isn't Rich - BusinessWeek

Even if you take out those just starting their careers and only count workers older than 25, the median household income is still about $53, 000.

BusinessWeek Debate Room $250,000 Isn't Rich

That’s the true middle of the spectrum.

$250000 Isn't Rich - BusinessWeek

It’s easy to forget what the average person really makes amid big-money talk of billion-dollar writedowns and executive pay packages in the millions.

$250000 Isn't Rich - BusinessWeek

But if you look at the total income spread of working Americans, those making more than $250, 000 are indeed wealthy—at least statistically.

BusinessWeek Debate Room $250,000 Isn't Rich

Even if you take out those just starting their careers and only count workers older than 25, the median household income is still about $53,000.

slate.com

The deluded business pundits and Obama critics who think $250,000 ...

Even in the most exclusive communities where the wealthy congregate, $250, 000 is still pretty good coin.

People who make $250,000 or more a year can afford a tax hike. - By Daniel Gross - Slate Magazine

Second, for those of you making more than $250,000, I regret to inform you yet again: Yes, you are indeed rich—any way you slice it.

The deluded Obama critics who think $250000 is a middle-class ...

Even in the most exclusive communities where the wealthy congregate, $250, 000 is still pretty good coin.

The deluded Obama critics who think $250000 is a middle-class ...

So a household that earned $250, 000 made five times the median.

The deluded business pundits and Obama critics who think $250,000 ...

So a household that earned $250, 000 made five times the median.

The deluded Obama critics who think $250000 is a middle-class ...

But income data can surely tell us something.

The deluded business pundits and Obama critics who think $250,000 ...

And they tell us that $250, 000 puts you in pretty fancy company.

Newsweek (magazine)

Dan Gross: Is $250,000 a Middle-Class Salary? - Newsweek

The Census Bureau earlier this week reported that the median household income was $50,223 in 2007—up slightly from the last year but still below the 1999 peak.

Dan Gross: Is $250,000 a Middle-Class Salary? - Newsweek

But income data can surely tell us something.

Dan Gross: Is $250,000 a Middle-Class Salary? - Newsweek

And they tell us that $250,000 puts you in pretty fancy company.

You’re Rich. Get Over It.

Second, for those of you making more than $250, 000, I regret to inform you yet again: Yes, you are indeed rich—any way you slice it.

Dan Gross: Is $250,000 a Middle-Class Salary? - Newsweek

So a household that earned $250,000 made five times the median.

Dan Gross: Is $250,000 a Middle-Class Salary? - Newsweek

But the number of places where $250,000 stretches you is small indeed—certain parts of Greenwich, Conn.; several neighborhoods in Manhattan; some of California's coast.

Dan Gross: Is $250,000 a Middle-Class Salary? - Newsweek

Even in the most exclusive communities where the wealthy congregate, $250,000 is still pretty good coin.

volokh.com

The Volokh Conspiracy » A Question About Tea Party Politics

So a household that earned $250, 000 made five times the median.

Huffington Post

$250,000 A Year Is Not Middle Class Anywhere In America

Even in the most exclusive communities where the wealthy congregate, $250, 000 is still pretty good coin.

mediamatters.org

Kiran Chetry's Charlie Gibson moment | Media Matters for America

Even in the most exclusive communities where the wealthy congregate, $250, 000 is still pretty good coin.

Kiran Chetry's Charlie Gibson moment

Even in the most exclusive communities where the wealthy congregate, $250, 000 is still pretty good coin.

thefiscaltimes.com

Down and Out on $250000 a Year

It is six times the national average, and just 2.9 percent of couples earn that much or more.

Down and Out on $250,000 a Year - TheFiscalTimes.com

By most measures, a $250,000 household income is substantial.

Down and Out on $250,000 a Year

By most measures, a $250, 000 household income is substantial.

Down and Out on $250000 a Year

By most measures, a $250, 000 household income is substantial.

Down and Out on $250,000 a Year - TheFiscalTimes.com

It is six times the national average, and just 2.9 percent of couples earn that much or more.

What's Rich? Down and Out on $250000 a Year

By most measures, a $250, 000 household income is substantial.

joshuakennon.com

Elie Mystal Says $250,000 Doesn't Make Him "Rich" | Joshua Kennon

So, Elie, I am terribly sorry to break it to you, but with an income of roughly $250,000 per year – or $20,833.33 per month – you are the textbook definition of income rich because you generate more cash each month than 97 out of every 100 households in the United States of America. 

readersupportednews.org

Do the Rich Deserve More Tax Breaks? - Reader Supported News

Second, for those of you making more than $250, 000, I regret to inform you yet again: Yes, you are indeed rich - any way you slice it.

theloop21.com

If you can't make it on $250,000, you're spending too much | TheLoop21.com

My response is simple: That is absolutely correct.

If you can't make it on $250,000, you're spending too much | TheLoop21.com

Gross annual income of $250,000 is more than five times the median household income in the U.S. and more than 10 times the poverty rate of $22,000 for a family of four.

If you can't make it on $250,000, you're spending too much | TheLoop21.com

So let’s do a reality check.

If you can't make it on $250,000, you're spending too much | TheLoop21.com

I’ve been hearing from folk – especially married couples with children – that $250,000 certainly does not make a household wealthy.

If you can't make it on $250,000, you're spending too much | TheLoop21.com

But if you don’t feel wealthy bringing home that kind of income that just means you have a warped sense of money.

If you can't make it on $250,000, you're spending too much | TheLoop21.com

Further, given that we are in the midst of a Great Recession, the average unemployment check in the U.S. averages about $300 a week or $15,600 a year.

southwerk.wordpress.com

2011 January 07 « Pilant's Business Ethics Blog

It is six times the national average, and just 2.9 percent of couples earn that much or more.

everyjoe.com

What Does “Wealthy” Mean to You? « : EveryJoe - Sports and ...

But in 2006, the median household income in the U.S. amounted to just over $48, 000.

What Does “Wealthy” Mean to You? « : EveryJoe - Sports and ...

Even if you take out those just starting their careers and only count workers older than 25, the median household income is still about $53, 000.

What Does “Wealthy” Mean to You? « : EveryJoe - Sports and ...

It’s easy to forget what the average person really makes amid big-money talk of billion-dollar writedowns and executive pay packages in the millions.

freemoneyfinance.com

Free Money Finance: Net Worth

So a household that earned $250, 000 made five times the median.

Free Money Finance: Will Someone Please Tell the World that ...

So a household that earned $250, 000 made five times the median.

openleft.com

Open Left:: $250000 A Year Is Not Middle Class Anywhere In America

Even in the most exclusive communities where the wealthy congregate, $250, 000 is still pretty good coin.

dangerousintersection.org

If you make more than $250000 per year, are you rich? : Dangerous ...

So a household that earned $250, 000 made five times the median.

If you make more than $250000 per year, are you rich? : Dangerous ...

The Census Bureau earlier this week reported that the median household income was $50, 223 in 2007—up slightly from the last year but still below the 1999 peak.

anamericanlion.posterous.com

This is the Gilded Age - An American Lion is on Posterous

It is six times the national average, and just 2.9 percent of couples earn that much or more.

An American Lion is on Posterous - The Posterous Feed of Selected ...

It is six times the national average, and just 2.9 percent of couples earn that much or more.

lettrist.blogspot.com

lettrist

And they tell us that $250, 000 puts you in pretty fancy company.

lettrist

Even in the most exclusive communities where the wealthy congregate, $250, 000 is still pretty good coin.

lettrist

So a household that earned $250, 000 made five times the median.

kenhoma.wordpress.com

2008 September « The Homa Files

And they tell us that $250, 000 puts you in pretty fancy company.

blackjew.net

THE BLACK JEWISH EXPERIENCE: February 2010

Even in the most exclusive communities where the wealthy congregate, $250, 000 is still pretty good coin.

It depends.

Newsweek (magazine)

You’re Rich. Get Over It.

After all, you have to compete with them for status and for important positional goods such as housing and schools.

Dan Gross: Is $250,000 a Middle-Class Salary? - Newsweek

It's obvious that $250,000 doesn't go as far in Santa Barbara, Calif., or Manhattan—or in most places where CNBC viewers, employees, and guests live—as it does in Paducah, Ky.

Dan Gross: Is $250,000 a Middle-Class Salary? - Newsweek

Relative income really works at the neighborhood level.

Dan Gross: Is $250,000 a Middle-Class Salary? - Newsweek

After all, you have to compete with them for status and for important positional goods such as housing and schools.

Dan Gross: Is $250,000 a Middle-Class Salary? - Newsweek

As we know from the work of Cornell economist Robert Frank, people rate their well-being not so much based on how much they make and consume, but on how much they make and consume compared to their neighbors.

cnbc.com

Obamanomics - Is $250,000 per Year Rich? - CNBC

Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama wants to raise taxes on Americans making over $250,000 per year.

Obamanomics - Is $250,000 per Year Rich? - CNBC

That may seem like a lot of money, but it depends a lot on where you live.

slate.com

The deluded business pundits and Obama critics who think $250,000 ...

After all, you have to compete with them for status and for important positional goods such as housing and schools.

People who make $250,000 or more a year can afford a tax hike. - By Daniel Gross - Slate Magazine

After all, you have to compete with them for status and for important positional goods such as housing and schools.

The deluded Obama critics who think $250000 is a middle-class ...

Relative income really works at the neighborhood level.

The deluded business pundits and Obama critics who think $250,000 ...

Relative income really works at the neighborhood level.

money.msn.com

Down and out on $250000 a year? - 2 - income & taxes - MSN Money

Whether or not $250, 000 represents affluence "depends a great deal upon where you live," he says.

thefiscaltimes.com

Down and Out on $250000 a Year

Whether or not $250, 000 represents affluence “depends a great deal upon where you live,” he says.

What's Rich? Down and Out on $250000 a Year

Whether or not $250, 000 represents affluence “depends a great deal upon where you live,” he says.

Down and Out on $250,000 a Year - TheFiscalTimes.com

Whether or not $250,000 represents affluence “depends a great deal upon where you live,” he says.

readersupportednews.org

Do the Rich Deserve More Tax Breaks? - Reader Supported News

After all, you have to compete with them for status and for important positional goods such as housing and schools.

city-data.com

Living in DFW makes me feel poor, while same salary would quite ...

After all, you have to compete with them for status and for important positional goods such as housing and schools.

Living in DFW makes me feel poor, while same salary would quite ...

As we know from the work of Cornell economist Robert Frank , people rate their well-being not so much based on how much they make and consume, but on how much they make and consume compared to their neighbors.

pubsub.com

AVI Capital Management

After all, you have to compete with them for status and for important positional goods such as housing and schools.

wallstreetoasis.com

Who Is Rich? | WallStreetOasis.com

As we know from the work of Cornell economist Robert Frank, people rate their well-being not so much based on how much they make and consume, but on how much they make and consume compared to their neighbors.

Who Is Rich? | WallStreetOasis.com

Relative income really works at the neighborhood level.

Who Is Rich? | WallStreetOasis.com

After all, you have to compete with them for status and for important positional goods such as housing and schools.

gatesofvienna.blogspot.com

Gates of Vienna: An Economy Stuck on Stupid

That may seem like a lot of money, but it depends a lot on where you live.

macaulay.cuny.edu

Sam Han | Eportfolio » People who make $250,000 or more a year ...

After all, you have to compete with them for status and for important positional goods such as housing and schools.

lettrist.blogspot.com

lettrist

After all, you have to compete with them for status and for important positional goods such as housing and schools.

lettrist

Relative income really works at the neighborhood level.

kenhoma.wordpress.com

2008 September « The Homa Files

Relative income really works at the neighborhood level.

Not hardly.

mediamatters.org

Media figures argue that $250,000 in income is "not wealthy" | Media Matters for America

Limbaugh: "$250,000 is not wealthy."

marketplace.publicradio.org

Question: Is $250,000 rich? | Marketplace From American Public Media

ROBERT FRANK: No, if you look at the statistics in America, it would make them rich on a national basis, but relative to peer groups, relative to what true wealth is in America, no.

Question: Is $250000 rich? | Marketplace From American Public Media

ROBERT FRANK: No, if you look at the statistics in America, it would make them rich on a national basis, but relative to peer groups, relative to what true wealth is in America, no.

thefiscaltimes.com

Down and Out on $250,000 a Year - TheFiscalTimes.com

A family of four with an annual income of $250,000 may be in the top 2.9 percent of earners.

Down and Out on $250,000 a Year - TheFiscalTimes.com

Even with an additional $3,000 in investment income, they end up in the red — after taxes, saving for retirement and their children’s education, and a middle-of-the-road cost of living — in four out of the five communities in the analysis.

Down and Out on $250,000 a Year - TheFiscalTimes.com

The worst: Huntington, N.Y., and Glendale, Calif., followed by Naperville, Ill. and Pinecrest, Fla.

Down and Out on $250,000 a Year - TheFiscalTimes.com

In Plano, Texas, the couple’s balance sheet would end up positive, but only by $6,114.

Down and Out on $250,000 a Year - TheFiscalTimes.com

Bottom line: For folks like the Joneses who live in high tax, high cost areas, who save for retirement and college, pay for child care to enable two incomes, and pay higher prices for housing in top school districts ─ $250,000 does not a rich family make.

Down and Out on $250,000 a Year - TheFiscalTimes.com

The bottom line: It’s not exactly easy street for our $250,000-a-year family, especially when it lives in high-tax areas on either coast.

Down and Out on $250,000 a Year - TheFiscalTimes.com

But after taxes and basic expenses, they are far from the affluent family they may seem to be.

abovethelaw.com

Earning $250,000 Does Not Make You Rich, Not in My Town « Above ...

Well, Professor Henderson, I’ve got your back.

Earning $250,000 Does Not Make You Rich, Not in My Town « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News, Gossip, and Colorful Commentary on Law Firms and the Legal Profession

We might fight to the death about the proper use of the government’s fiscal authority, but it should be beyond obvious that earning $250,000 a year in this country does not make you rich.

Tax Law « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News and Colorful ...

That figure doesn’t even approach “wealth,” especially if you live in a major city.

Earning $250,000 Does Not Make You Rich, Not in My Town « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News, Gossip, and Colorful Commentary on Law Firms and the Legal Profession

Well, Professor Henderson, I’ve got your back.

Earning $250,000 Does Not Make You Rich, Not in My Town « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News, Gossip, and Colorful Commentary on Law Firms and the Legal Profession

That figure doesn’t even approach “wealth,” especially if you live in a major city.

University of Chicago Law School « Above the Law: A Legal ...

That figure doesn’t even approach “wealth,” especially if you live in a major city.

M. Todd Henderson « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News and ...

Well, Professor Henderson, I’ve got your back.

Tax Law « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News and Colorful ...

Well, Professor Henderson, I’ve got your back.

Law Professors « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News and ...

Well, Professor Henderson, I’ve got your back.

Todd Henderson « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News and ...

We might fight to the death about the proper use of the government’s fiscal authority, but it should be beyond obvious that earning $250, 000 a year in this country does not make you rich.

Tax Law « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News and Colorful ...

We might fight to the death about the proper use of the government’s fiscal authority, but it should be beyond obvious that earning $250, 000 a year in this country does not make you rich.

University of Chicago Law School « Above the Law: A Legal ...

We might fight to the death about the proper use of the government’s fiscal authority, but it should be beyond obvious that earning $250, 000 a year in this country does not make you rich.

Law Professors « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News and ...

We might fight to the death about the proper use of the government’s fiscal authority, but it should be beyond obvious that earning $250, 000 a year in this country does not make you rich.

Earning $250,000 Does Not Make You Rich, Not in My Town « Above ...

That figure doesn’t even approach “wealth,” especially if you live in a major city.

M. Todd Henderson « Above the Law: A Legal Tabloid - News and ...

That figure doesn’t even approach “wealth,” especially if you live in a major city.

University of Chicago Law School « Above the Law: A Legal ...

Well, Professor Henderson, I’ve got your back.

larrymwalkerjr.blogspot.com

Natural Born Conservative: Keeping It Real: Obama's $250,000 Fallacy

But let's be fair about it, making $250,000 a year in 2010 is not rich, it wasn't considered rich in 1926, and it's not rich today.

Natural Born Conservative: September 2010

But let's be fair about it, making $250, 000 a year in 2010 is not rich, it wasn't considered rich in 1926, and it's not rich today.

freerepublic.com

Keeping It Real: Obama's $250000 Fallacy

But let's be fair about it, making $250, 000 a year in 2010 is not rich, it wasn't considered rich in 1926, and it's not rich today.