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To: Ahda who wrote (161199)	4/21/2002 10:33:31 AM
From: Win-Lose-Draw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

think it is going to be difficult to dig anything accurate that sure turned out to be the truth! the nearest thing i could find was a study from 1995 stating that the "typical" american household had about $1k in liquid assets and less than $35k in net assets. Unfortunately it never defined what it meant by "typical": median? mode?

To: Ahda who wrote (161199)	4/21/2002 10:36:57 AM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

They've watered down indexation of brackets for inflation so much that the tax rates keep going up for most. taxplanet.com That along with the increases in Social Security tax rates since the early 80s accounts for the lower personal savings. They index the wage ceiling for SS taxes to increase at about twice the rate of inflation. I understand that the savings rate is expressed as a percent of disposable income. I think most ordinary people view their savings as a percentage of their total income.