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Average working family would lie somewhere on a distribution curve where families that work lie on either side of $51,939 dollars. The left side of the curve would end at families that by definition do not work, as for the end of the right side, that's open for conjecture and debate.
It annoys me with politicians used the term 'working family'.
I work, I have a family, but somehow I don't think they're talking about me because I make over 6 figures.
Is it only blue collar? Only minimum wage earners?
It is a term that is intended to be as inclusive as possible. If you're part of a family, and someone in your family works, you're a member of a "working family."
From an economic perspective, what it really does is distinguish the household as an economic unit, as opposed to a large or small corporation, a nonprofit, a local government, a state government, a foreign government --- etc.
So when a politician talks about "the economy," this is not specific enough to really mean anything. Their policy may actually be geared towards shareholders who are important players in the economy. Shareholders are also part of families, but most families own a negligible amount of stock. So specifying "families" is clearer than statements about "the economy."
The people who work for a living to support family in their household, the stiffs, who get pay checks for honest jobs, like what politicians used to do before they became politicians and 'arrived.'
Working families are comprised of Working People, and they're only public servants or non-profit types or the waitresses you see on book jackets.
There's even a Working Families Party in NY and a few other states.
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