[Sooth2222]

Data from a June survey conducted by personal finance software company Quicken revealed that 32% of Americans earning at least $150,000 a year are currently living paycheck to paycheck, while 36% of folks earning $50,000 to $150,000 and 55% of households earning less than that reported the same.

The $50K-$150K number is actually better than I expected.

I read this as that roughly 1/3 of Americans are fiscally undisciplined -- coincidentally, about the same proportion of Americans who are registered Democrats!

[abb]

I would suggest the figure is much higher than 1/3.