Well, we certainly have heard a lot about Joe the plumber lately, haven’t we? What I find so interesting/disturbing is that so many people seem to think that plumbers don’t make 1/4 million dollars a year. Well, have you hired a plumber lately? My brother-in-law runs a plumbing business, and let me tell you something – plumbers may be a blue collar job with low status, but they make plenty of money! Yes, they DO make 1/4 million dollars a year!  But I have no sympathy for “poor” Joe the Plumber – he can afford to pay higher taxes if he is making that much money!