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Can anyone help explain this table of average Portland incomes to me? I can't find it used in any of their reports, just all alone on their site.

Why is there a 120% column? Wouldn't 100% be the max?

http://www.pdc.us/Libraries/Economic_Oppor…
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GOOD MORNING, STEVE! HOW ARE YOU?!?

CHINA'S RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING BLIND-CHEN DEBACLE IS THAT THEY'VE SORT OF HALF-HEARTEDLY LEARNED THE TRUE LESSON OF THE STREISSAND-EFFECT. IF THEY LOOSEN THEIR GRIP JUST A LITTLE BIT, THAT EXTRA FLEXIBILITY WITH ALLOW THEM TO MAINTAIN THEIR SOFT-POWER CONTROL OF DOMESTIC ISSUES. THE TIGHTER THEY GRIP THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO CREATE MORE DISSIDENTS. IT'S ALSO HELPING TO HIGHLIGHT THE CRACKS IN IN THE PARTY BETWEEN THE RURAL AND THE URBAN MEMBERS OF THE POLITBURO. FROM READING ACCOUNTS OF CHEN'S HOUSE ARREST, IT SOUNDS LIKE A LACK OF CHECKS AND BALANCES ON THE PRACTICES OF THE CONSTABULATORY IN THE RURAL AREA ALLOWED HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS TO OCCUR AGAINST CHEN, ONCE THOSE VIOLATIONS OF GENERAL GOOD-SENSE POLICY WERE MADE APPARENT TO THE MORE URBANE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT, THEY HAD TO SUPPORT THEIR FELLOW GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND TRY AND KEEP THE LID ON CHEN. EVEN THOUGH THE URBAN OFFICIALS WERE AWARE THAT THIS WAS A STUPID STUPID STUPID THING TO DO. ESPECIALLY CONSIDEREING THAT GEITNER AND CLINTON ARE ACTUALLY IN CHINA AT THE MOMENT ON A DIPLOMATIC MISSION. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MOMENT FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED TO SHINE AND SHOW SOME REAL DIPLOMATIC CHOPS, INSTEAD BECAUSE OF SOME TEAPOT DICATOR IN THE HINTERLANDS OF CHINA, THE HEADLINES ARE ALL ABOUT BLIND-CHEN AND NOT ABOUT THE TWO SIDES FINDING A REASONABLE SOLUTION TO DEBT-RELIEF OR IRAN OR SOMETHING. IN CASE YOU WONDERING...

@REYMONT: DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MEDIANS WORK? MATH? THAT SORT OF THING. THERE WILL BE PEOPLE WHO MAKE MORE THAN THE HIGH POINT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE BELL CURVE. I CAN GIVE YOUA REMEDIAL LESSON ON BASIC STASTICS IF YOU WANT, OR YOU COULD DO SOME BASIC RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN (I'LL EVEN HELP OUT THIS TIME AND GIVE YOU A STARTING PLACE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_househ…).
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WILL YOU TWO GET A ROOM ALREADY JEEZUH.
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@Graham - I thought the numbers in the columns were the median incomes for each of those groups? Reading something like "The median income for people in the bottom 30% was $15,530." or "The median income for people in the top 10% was $51,500." And therefore the 120% column didn't make sense.

You're saying that the numbers in the 100% column are the midpoint for the total population, and all the rest of the numbers are just measured out from that? Thanks, I didn't get that. I wonder why they only have the bottom half of the chart, then? I want to see the whole thing.

It's always interesting to see how people react to a simple teaching request. Some folks are actually nice about it...
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If we're exposed to enough Grahamma Reys will we all hulk up our breakfast?
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@REYMONT: I'M MORE CONFUSED AS TO WHY YOU'RE POSTING RANDOM INCOME DISTRIBUTION CHARSTS AND ASKING PEOPLE TO READ THEM FOR YOU. THAT'S MY SIMPLE TEACHING REQUEST, WHY THE FUCK?

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