Want to be in a Working Family? (Hard Workers with Money Need Not Apply)

One of the constant battle cries of politicians running for office is that they support “working families.”  Much of the political whining and hand wringing is about the “plight” of “working families.”  It seems that every tax cut, new entitlement program, and stimulus package is intended to cure “working families” from all sorts of economic illnesses.  When I see or hear a political ad or speech that focuses on “working families”, I am left wondering what the phrase actually means.  At the same time, I also get the impression from the context of the political ad or speech that the Mr. ToughMoneyLove family is not welcome in the domain of working families for the simple reason that we have money in the bank and don’t live paycheck to paycheck. Read more