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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Forced me to do the math!!!
Hypothetical yet typical here: 160 miles/day, $14/hr job, let's use $4 gas cuz it's been there and it will be again.
14 x 8 = 112; x .72 (28% typical for taxes and misc deductions) = $80.64 net/day.
4x4 V8 with excessive autostarting, speeding, and general thirst esp. in winter returns 10-12 mpg for many; 160/10-12 = 13.3-16 gallons/day x 4 = $53.33-$64 commute gasoline only cost/day- no payments, insurance, maint., repair, etc.
$80.64 - $53.33-$64 = $16.64- $27.31 take home pay/day...
160miles/day @ 65mph = 2.5 hours/day; 8 + 2.5 = 10.5 hours/day; $16.64-$27.31/10.5 = $1.58- $2.60/hour net take home 
Alternatively: per AAA for '08: SUV cents/mile = well, 58cents/mile for our guy? = 160 x 5 days/week = 800 x 50 = 40,000miles/year x .58 = $23,200/yr
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... our guy makes $80.64/day x 5 = 403.20/week x 50 = $20,160
... math wrong or what  Sure doesn't add up.  |
Man, did you read any of the facts I typed? Shesh
Your math has nothing to do with the facts I explained and you have only further confused me as to what you are trying to say..
Oh, by the way, the guy makes much more money than that, read what I said as far as what kind of CAR he drives, and a bunch of other things you skipped or changed. And he is not stupid.
If these people were not coming out ahead they would not live in such a way.