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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]above 100k below 450k[/quote]

Absolutely not. In the DC area, I'd say middle class would be maybe 40-50K[/quote]

WRONG. Look up the section 8 income limits for Fairfax:

For a family of 4 (which is probably the demographic on this site):

Extremely low income: 32K and under
Very Low Income: 53K max
Low Income: 70K max

You have not even begun to graze the middle with your estimate of "middle".

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Really?  Please show a source.   I need to move to Fairfax!  Free housing for the middle class!!!!!!!!!!![/quote]

You can google, no?  Section 8 is NOT for the middle class, it is for Low income people. If you are low income, getting a section 8 rental is very hard.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rha/rentalhousingprograms/hcv.htm

It is extremely easy to figure out what is middle class for your area. Census can give you the median income for your county.  Median is the dead middle.

Making a statement that middle class Americans are at 50K/yr is just stupid. That is like saying the average home price is 250K....yea when you factor in Detroit.  When saying "middle Class" you cannot compare everyone in the 3rd largest country in the world, spanning nearly 4 million square miles, you have to break it down by region.

COL (mainly housing and childcare) is much different in Tulsa, OK vs. Falls Church, VA.

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My point was that if a family of 4 with an HHI of $70k can get section 8 housing in fairfax, then that's a pretty good deal!  I work in d.c., live in pg. I know a family of four, HHI of *less* than $70k (d.c. job but lives in MD), and here they thought they were solidly middle class, struggling with their mortgage.   They could just move to fairfax and qualify for section 8!  [/quote]

OMG you are so dumb. No wonder.[/quote]

http://www.wtop.com/41/2440968/Taxpayers-subsidizing-luxury-housing-in-Fairfax[/quote]

That's not section 8.  [/quote]

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