On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:44:29 -0500, Roger
wrote:

On 14 Mar 2006 10:32:22 -0800, "Denny" wrote:

Yah Roger... But is that average figured with or without Bill Gates in
the pool?
Without him I'm above average...
With him I'm out in the median, picking up beer cans for the deposit...

This post never turned up on my server so I'm kinda answering it out
of order.

Even though ol' Bill is worth 40 some Billion, his annual income is
probably no more than a paltry few hundred million. Divide that by
the number of tax payers and for the average he isn't going to change
it more than a dollar or two.

Median leaves a lot to the imagination as to how they figure it. Is
it on every return based on value. (Every return with a value of say
$20,000 is lumped together and the total only counts as one), or do
they count it in brackets in increments of a $1000, $2000, $10,000.
Each bracket would only count as one. More than likely they go in
steps of a million or more up in that rarified atmosphere.

As an exaggeration they could have one bracket of zero to 20,000, one
of 20 to 30 thousand, and one of everything greater than 30 thousand.
That would make the median the 20 to 30 thousand range. or zero to
$100, $100 to $200, and everyone over $200 and the medial becomes $100
to $200.

OTOH when it comes to average would they be using gross or taxable
income? Or something else?

Ain't government accounting wonderful. We'd go to jail for using
their math.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com


R.S. Hoover... Well, it may be true that hams are genetically encoded
to be able to solder... OTOH I've seen some ham solder jobs that raise
questions of genetic damage...

Been out in my shop again, huh? I thought I had all those projects
hidden.

Just finished redoing the leading edge of the one elevator
shell...again!. Looks pretty good this time. Now I need to figure out
how to set up a small router to cut out the hinge access points so
they look good. Sand and fill, sand and fill, sand and fill, fill and
sand. (I like to change the routine and add a little variety at
times.)

Today was expensive. 250 Gig WD hard drive failed. Warranty failed
two weeks ago. Display failed on my Kenwood TM-V7A mobile rig. Free
replacement if I purchased it between Jan 1, 2000 and Jan 1, 2006. I
purchased it about the end of May 1999. $160 just for the display but
that does include shipping six bucks for shipping.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

denny
k8do, and a bunch of other initials