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How many can the American average person struggle to get free
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2004-12-13 south weekend
How much money can the American average person struggle to get free? World all knows the beautiful national wealth. How many but does the ordinary American struggle to get free? To this question, no concept even if lived ten years in USA also does not have. The American stresses individual privacy, specially in the property aspect, evades the subject to own income, also does not ask to the others. Exposes on the media, are many is the public celebrities, several million and even above hundred million although is not the new matter, but actually does not have the representation.
USA is one custom digitization society,
Most does not lack is each kind of statistical data, the income such data also is so. The American average per person gross national product is 38620 American dollars, in the national 143000000 tax payments population, the medium income approaches 45000 American dollars. But such numeral is too abstract.
Family scale one, even if by 2.6 person of / families mean value computations, the family circumstances or can have the very big difference. For instance, some families every year spend the up to ten thousand American dollar for the child on the university, some does not have this burden. Then medium family day how, or realizes with difficulty.
Moreover, is rich and poorly in USA or the very subjective question, feels above matter increasingly does not have. But, the American thinks oneself poor is rich or not, actually can have the significant influence to politics. If the majority of Americans think oneself is poor, the life is difficult, is being appointed president's position mostly does not guarantee. If everybody thinks the day progresses day by day, is being appointed the probability which president is continue as can greatly strengthen. This year question as if a little troubles. Economist's mathematical model said, at present the economy recovers strongly, Bush as if does not have the reason fails to be elected. But a series of people accent indicates, common people's self-sensation and the economical data is not certainly consistent. GDP is rising, the enterprise profit is enhancing, the common people actually think the day does not feel better. The American was rich and is poor, becomes the model half cup is spatial or half cup full question. Whether or not can looks for to feels, only could look statesman's original story.
The lunar New Year's Day given name is " low wages USA " book how many for us understands the common American's income provided some clues. This book thinks, the more and more many Americans now struggle to get free the wages supported the family with difficulty. In the last century majority of time, the general American family only needs outside the man works can maintain the good life. Thereupon, had " the family wages " view, also was sufficiently supports one family the wages, this also has been the for many years USA laborer social stratum ideal wages standard.
If according to this standard, current USA may say appeared the universal family financial crisis.
In 2001, 100000000 in the American which have the full-time employment works, the majority of people's income is lower than 35000 American dollars, only has 32.8% people can struggle to get free to 45000 above, can struggle to get free to 65000, but 15.7%. The American living expense is really expensive, even if 65000 American dollars support one have child's family certainly not too are also ample. Obviously, the major part American struggles to get free the wages, supports the family very reluctantly.
Certainly, now many American woman also goes out the main house gate work, one person's income already could not represent one family. But, even if calculates woman's wages is not also optimistic. At present 1/3 American family or one person works. But, in such family, makes money the person often receives very high, the spouse simply does not need to work. But in other 2/3 family, then frequently has 23 personally makes money in outside. But their income frequently lowers pitifully. For instance, in majority of egresses in the work wife, has the fixed full-time employment work to one half. Generally speaking, even if achieves the medium level, they receive also only have 18000 American dollars. In one model " the working couples " in the family, wife's income generally accounts for the family gross income 36.1%, according to this proportion, the majority of such families income cannot surpass 50000.
If the parents struggle to get free the money is unable to support the family, then the child only obtains the gate works. To be honest, the minor works by no means because is mainly destitute. The American pays attention since childhood trains the child is independent, many wealthy families juniors also frequently can exit work, this is the society one kind of essential education which provides to the child.
The American society's many big shots, childhood all work. But, because is poor can not but work also there are plenty of such people. Moreover, in order to make money, these children often because work excessively, does not make the work, even because of lacks the sleep attends class hits sleepily. According to the statistics, from 1980 to 2002, the American young people worked increases 63.2%. The such high rate of increment, obviously is not because of carries on the social education the reason, but is the pure economical child laborer's increase. The child works takes child laborer's wages, saved for the boss ??. But child that several small work paid by time income, then is very difficult to subsidize home use. Greatly was not is short to the parents asks for money.
These or complete family situation. The nearly several ten year American divorce rate advances, the marriage rate reduces, unmarried " family " and broken family very many, these people's days are not easier. In 2001, in 45000000 USA'S unmarried staff, the medium income horizontal approximately is 17000 American dollars. The list ?? own medium income horizontal is slightly high, is 18000 American dollars are slightly many. The list ?? kisses has 3/4 is after loses the welfare only then is compelled the work. It can be imagined, exits the work on is very difficult to give a thought to child's education. Struggles to get free the money almost sufficed to pay the house rent, but the child actually frequently failed to study because of nobody tube. At present 22.4% American child is such grows, grows after most possible " the future " one, is enters the jail.
Why do the American common people struggle to get free such few? Another calls " ?? USA " the book provided the partial answer. The American technical level changes with each new day, the enterprise more and more rich efficiency, in domestic reduces staff more and more is also ruthless. From 1980 to 2002, the American population growth 23.9%, the employed population increased 37.4%. On the surface looks, the work position is quicker than the population growth. But, behind this optimistic numeral hides several facts. First, several million pasts did not work the woman now came out works, the young people worked the ratio also suddenly advanced. More importantly, some high firewoods, the full-time employment position by the massive low firewoods, the not fixed position is substituted. For example, from 1981 to 2003, the general automobile employee reduced from 746000 people to 350000 people, was short one half are also many; Shi Le employee falls from 120500 people to 67100 people; Dupont's employee falls from 135000 people to 79000 people. In according to the same time 23.9% population rates of increment, these big enterprise position quantities drops appeared suddenly ?.
What is the increase work? Is the most first floor low firewood work. From 1981 to 2003, ?? Masurium's employee inflated from 27000 people to 1300000 people. MaC$donald then newly created 296000 work. But these positions nearly all are sales clerk's work, many is temporary. Even if is the full-time employment, such work reward also only is equal to front states the big enterprise fixed work wage 1/3. Then, did go the money to where? Certainly is flows in rich person's belt-bag. In 1980, 5% richest American family income was equal to the per capita income 14.6%. To 2001, this social stratum income then occupies the per capita income 21%. At the same time, the most first floor 20% family income, dropped 20.8% in the per capita income proportion.
Cannot deny, USA still is in the world the biggest rich country. Specially passed through 1990 ages economical growths, the national strength greatly increases. But the American common people profit extremely are actually limited, quite has the country is richer, own on hand tighter feeling. USA'S big company, the CEO income is the company staff member 530 multiple. This disparity in Japanese only 10 times. Thereupon, the American economy as soon as has the trouble, immediately is the street is bleak, the public security ruins. But Japan although experienced ten several years " evenly becomes the depression ", on the street or hot lively was noisy, dance Thangbinh. Down to some Americans run to Japan as soon as look, puzzled: They prosper ???, where has what economic crisis the appearance? One poor rich split up society and one shares the wealth society's distance, is clear in the market condition.
But, the many people think otherwise to such description. For instance " the Economist " points out: Since 1980, USA'S medium family income has increased 1/5. Impoverished rate has continued since 1960 ages to fall. In the black the medium income family rate of increment national horizontal is higher than two times. Specially USA receives the immigration surpasses the world other country receive immigrations the sum total. Finally, in cuts off 1999 20 years, has 5000000 immigrations family lives below the poverty line. But this certainly does not explain these families the life compares originally in when the country does not have the improvement. If abandons these immigrations does not calculate, USA'S medium family income continuously is continuing to improve.
???? Easter Brucker in one book points out in " progress paradox ", 25 years ago, the American family equally is 3 individual, now only has 2.6 individual. In other words, the past medium family income is 3 individual income, the now only is 2.6 individual. As for has married the woman comes out the work time increases 3 times of this fact, the many people said is the life compels, but recently had the research proof main reason is the men and women works the disparity reduces, causes the woman to want the work. Now the majority USA family has two vehicles, one room. Average each American has two rooms, wants the now Europe and half century ago USA'S standard to be higher than one time. USA'S family wealth surpasses 44000000000000 American dollars, is the historical highest record. The day cannot say crosses too badly.
But, the hard data is unable to substitute people's actual feeling. This year president the general election, the Democratic Party recommends Vice President candidate Edwards denounced severely Bush creates " two USA ": Some one USA, everybody are rich flow the oil; But another USA, everybody actually is in a precarious state. This is called by some critics is Democratic Party most has the summons strength the campaign slogan, also is he ends in Kerry the campaign partner reason. Obviously, GDP grows again, the poor rich differentiation inevitably will cause the political crisis in the course of time.
Now although the common American receives is rising, but already by far did not catch up with the housing price, the medical insurance and the education expense rise speed. 50000 American dollars do not arrive the family income, causes many Americans after to buy the housing is more and more difficult to support on the child the university. But, the education importance actually every year in raised reveals. In 1980, had person's income proportion which the university diploma and did not have the university diploma is 1690: 1000 American dollars. To 2001, then rises to 2243: 1000 American dollars. The education changes more and more importantly, also has the more and more many young people of the right age wants attend the university. But the child thinks attend the university, does not have ?? the American family which has too many problems to tackle for the finance in increases the extra burden. Thereupon is known as the world rich country's common American, possibly feels oneself the income is not more and more sufficient. How much money can the American average person struggle to get free? World all knows the beautiful national wealth. How many but does the ordinary American struggle to get free? To this question, no concept even if lived ten years in USA also does not have. The American stresses individual privacy, specially in the property aspect, evades the subject to own income, also does not ask to the others. Exposes on the media, are many is the public celebrities, several million and even above hundred million although is not the new matter, but actually does not have the representation. |
