On the surface, they're trying to be helpful. But when I read it, I got the feeling they're talking down to me. Condescending even.
Joe probably overstated how much his company makes, though. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean wage for a plumber is $47,930 per year. A plumber in the 90th percentile earns $73,500. (Joe’s company is apparently a two-person company; if we assume the employees each take half of the company’s profits basically in lieu of a salary, which is not necessarily the case, then the $250,000 to $280,000 profit figure means that the company is exceptionally successful.)
If Joe’s business is less successful than he claims (which it probably is), then it likely won’t see a tax increase under Senator Obama’s plan — and in that respect, is a more relevant model for most Americans who own small businesses.
See what I mean?
If a plumber came to Catherine Rampell's apartment, and talked down to her while fixing her plumbing, you can be that she'd be bitching left and right about how condescending the plumber was. And what an asshole he was. And she'd probably make fun of the plumber's pants being so low.
(BTW, I wonder what she looks like. If anyone has a pic, email it to me.)
But when a liberal elite reporter talks down to a simple plumber, everyone cheers and likes to point out how it's impossible for a plumber to make $250K a year. I guess all those reporters are upset they spent so much money on their liberal arts educations, ony to make less than the "dumb kid" from high school.
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