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A median-income family with two children thus will receive an $800 tax cut in the return it files this year.

Think Progress » Obama on Tea Partiers: “You would think they would be saying, ‘Thank you’” for my tax cuts. 2010

In 2000, the year before the 2001 tax cut that President Bush and Congress enacted, the median-income family of four paid 8.0 percent of its income in individual income taxes, according to Tax Policy Center estimates — a smaller share than in any year since 1967 (except for 1998 and 1999).

Think Progress » Obama on Tea Partiers: “You would think they would be saying, ‘Thank you’” for my tax cuts. 2010

Even after the real estate bust, according to the National Association of Homebuilders, barely one-third of median-income households in Los Angeles can afford to own a median-priced home; in New York only one-fourth can.

North America's Fastest-Growing Cities Joel Kotkin 2010

Recall Vanguard's median-income investor who saves 9% a year.

Taking Control of an Out-of-Control Portfolio Jack Hough 2011

Even after the real estate bust, according to the National Association of Homebuilders, barely one-third of median-income households in Los Angeles can afford to own a median-priced home; in New York only one-fourth can.

The Fastest-Growing Cities In The U.S. Joel Kotkin 2010

In the four American cities on our list, between two-thirds and four-fifths of the median-income households can afford the American Dream.

North America's Fastest-Growing Cities Joel Kotkin 2010

A reading of 100 would mean that a median-income family with a 20% down payment can afford a mortgage on a median-price home.

It's Time to Buy That House Jack Hough 2011

According to CBO, the median-income family of four is at risk of seeing its income and payroll taxes go up from 15% to 25% of its income.

Time to Choose Pete du Pont 2011

In the four American cities on our list, between two-thirds and four-fifths of the median-income households can afford the American Dream.

The Fastest-Growing Cities In The U.S. Joel Kotkin 2010

According to IRS data, a median-income household $35,000 in 2008 paid about 4% of its income in federal income tax.

Warren Buffett Is Wrong On Taxes Stephen Moore 2011