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davidwparker on Sept 21, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Pity the Poor Couple Who Make $450,000 Per Year

"But I'm pretty sure that well over 90% of people making the argument that $450k is not enough money are indeed white."

Citation needed. I'm not sure whether I agree or disagree with your opinion, but stating claims like this without some kind of reference seems questionable.

ganley on Sept 21, 2010 | [–]

That's not hard to track down; check census.gov. In fact, as of 2007 the distribution of households with incomes over $250K was 89% white.

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/income_expenditu...

OpieCunningham on Sept 22, 2010 | [–]

How do you get a citation for an opinion? If the statement was "It's a fact that well over 90%...", then sure, a citation would be ideal.

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