First draft:
You family income puts you more than two standard deviation from the median, over 95% confidence ratio. [hopefully you have been there too, SDREALTOR!] So how exactly would your situation have any relevance to even San Diego avg?
Upon further reflection, I mellowed out.
Everyone on television (CNBC, most of Bloomberg) is an elite class that cant relate to the working class. Therefore, they ALWAYS state they we need a tax cut, etc. They are looking out for their self-interest. Of course a dividend cut is good for them, but how is it going to help average joe with credit card debt who is not exactly awash in cash to buy DOW, PFE, etc.
If someone has time (ie, no kids) can they post simple link to actual CPI percentages. Like Carlisle implied, the health care percentage in CPI must be ridiculously understated. The avg inflation in health care in CA is running over 10% for last 5 years straight for large employers. The Fed health plan (biggest in country?), FEHB, has seen premiums rise about 17%, 14, 11, 10, 9 for last 5 years. Check OPM website if you dont belive me.
Nothing to do with malpractice insurance, since CA has 250k cap on malpractice. More likely has to do with illegals and earthquake retrofit reqmt.
