Show Inflation and the Family The Census Bureau reports that half the families in the United States made made- more moro than in 1956 This is an increase increase increase in in- crease of 8 per cent over the median family family family fam fam- ily income of 1955 of Ir the lower half showed little improvement Thirty-six Thirty per cent earned between 2000 and 20 per cent had incomes under 2000 and 7 per cent had incomes under rl 1000 While the general ge level of earnings increased too many people still are barely on subsistence levels Instead of f worrying worrying- about ceilings for earnings we should be concerned about raising the floor to improve improve improve im im- prove the lot lol of the lower half of the population I |