# Income Level of Dopers \[Public Poll\] **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 19, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679 "2012-07-19T02:41:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beastly\_Rotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/21 "2012-07-19T05:52:26Z")
A trillion of your earth dollars. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/22 "2012-07-19T06:00:40Z")
I get paid for my daily toil in prostitutes and fine Colombian so it’s hard to put a definitive cash value on my earnings. Changes with the season and demand, ya know… ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/23 "2012-07-19T06:47:37Z")
As others have said, you’d get better answers if you made this a private poll. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/24 "2012-07-19T06:58:14Z")
Just say no to a public poll on this topic. Besides, in your OP you have confused wealth/networth with income. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/25 "2012-07-19T07:34:25Z")
I voted $25000 and under because I only see 1, maybe two of your Yankee dollar in any one year. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/26 "2012-07-19T07:46:37Z")
I’m old, retired, living on S.S.: It ain’t easy. I should have a job as a bad example. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/27 "2012-07-19T08:06:58Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > I guess it is kind of like if I was asked that in real life… face to face. I suppose I could just turn and walk away, or I could let them know how rude of a question it was. > > Could be cultural… I know in some it is very normal. To me it is extremely rude. Yeah and there’s another poll on here asking women what size penis is too large for them to take. That’d be rude of me to go up to women asking, too. But he didn’t come up to you and ask how much you make. You came into the thread. Get over yourself. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/28 "2012-07-19T09:09:48Z")
I have forwarded this fascinating poll to the counting room for completion as I am currently busy in the parlour eating bread and honey. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/29 "2012-07-19T10:08:36Z")
My wife and I are very comfortable, but yeah, public poll? No. You also did the same thing, **Qin** , when you started a poll asking who supported abortion. It’s like you’re compiling an enemies list or something. And no, I don’t buy your explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/30 "2012-07-19T11:00:44Z")
Gee, why did I know this was going to be a public poll before I even clicked on the f’n thread? Must be psychic I guess. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/31 "2012-07-19T11:02:00Z")
If you do decide to start an anonymous poll, you might also want to consider breaking income down further above $250k. There is a huge difference between two professionals earning $250k a year and two people earning $600k a year. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/32 "2012-07-19T11:10:01Z")
Shit. Somehow I voted without seeing that it was public. **Qin** , this is a load of bullshit. You should know better, and I don’t buy your explanation either. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/33 "2012-07-19T11:47:38Z")
Meh. I just lie. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/34 "2012-07-19T12:10:04Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Meh. I just lie. Ah, but in this context do you lie high or low? ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/35 "2012-07-19T12:23:01Z")
He’s a doctor: low. With a little bit of high. ---
**Author:** ![Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speak_to_me_Maddie)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/36 "2012-07-19T12:45:00Z")
I find the question interesting, but I also think it should be broken down bit more. A family pulling in 110K and a family pulling in 240K live very different lifestyles in my area. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/37 "2012-07-19T13:13:02Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > Out of curiosity, why did you make this a public poll? Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/38 "2012-07-19T13:24:24Z")
**Qin Shi** - If you ask a moderator, you might be able to get the poll made private. StG ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/39 "2012-07-19T13:28:14Z")
> [@Speak\_to\_me\_Maddie](#): > > I find the question interesting, but I also think it should be broken down bit more. A family pulling in 110K and a family pulling in 240K live very different lifestyles in my area. And the OP asks if there are any millionaires, yet the poll tops out at $250k. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679/40 "2012-07-19T13:31:08Z")
> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > How rich on average are Dopers? Are there any millionaires here? > > While I have no idea how much my parents have in income, they aren’t doing particularly well financially and quite frankly struggling. My poll vote reflects an educated guess. I’m using household income here. Why would you make this a public poll? I never answer public polls, but especially not one that wants to know my income. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-level-of-dopers-public-poll/628679.md?page=3)