Jews highest-earning religious groups in US

[✡ Hindu Zionist ॐ]

Jews are the highest-earning religious group in the United States, with 46 percent of the working population earning a six-digit figure every year, according to a study released this week.

In terms of annual earnings, the only other group to even come close to the average Jewish income was the Hindus, with 43 percent earning over $100,000.

No other group reached even the 30 percent mark, and the overall US average was only 18 percent earning six-figure digits annually.

The study, conducted by the Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life, also showed that, after Hindus, the Jews were the second most educated religious group in the US. 35 percent of Jews were found to have done at least some graduate work, as opposed to 48 percent amongst Hindus.

The survey found that Jews were aligned with the national averages in terms of marital status and divorce rates, but showed that the Jewish birth rate was the lowest among religious groups, with 72 percent of those polled replying that they had no children.

According to the survey the United States is on the verge of becoming a minority Protestant country, with only 51 percent of Americans replying that they are Protestant.

The study polled over 35,000 Americans age 18 and older.
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http://religions.pewforum.org/comparisons#5
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1203847472466
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Although a year old article, i find this statistic amusing for a reason. According to me most of the high earning Hindus are more materialistic, and less concerned about the society. I want to know if its the same with the high earning Jews, are they religious at the same time?

[SW]

That's so great! 

[דוד בן זאב אריה]

Also does it suprise anyone here that Black Churches have the lowest income.

[Rubystars]

Both Jews and Hindus in America are generally very hard workers and very motivated.

[Confederate Kahanist]

The fact that a big percentage of Jews are high earner's doesn't surprise me.  Also doesn't surprise me that 47% of members of black churches and 35% of Muslims earn less than $30,000.

[briann]

I am a bit surprised that Hindus arent the highest, but I see they are trailing close behind.  My son goes to a school with a large Hindu population, and their culture is very focused on education and success, more-so that Ive seen with other religions.  Maybe its just that we have the creme of the crop coming here, Im not sure.

[TruthSpreader]

Both Jews and Hindus in America are generally very hard workers and very motivated.

And very rich too.

[zionistfp]

That's so great! 

The article also says that American Jews are not having a lot of children.  Maybe the American Jews could do with a little less money and a few more kids.

[Aces High]

Apparently the Jews are the chosen people and the Hindus are the second choice.

Dan Ben Noah, you have a great sense of humor.  On another note:-For those of us without children, we keep more of what we make. 

[Confederate Kahanist]

That's so great! 

The article also says that American Jews are not having a lot of children.  Maybe the American Jews could do with a little less money and a few more kids.

I think a lot of the American Jews are so self hating that they don't want to have kids.

[Moshe92]

That's great news, but it's also important to not be materialistic.

[Confederate Kahanist]

That's great news, but it's also important to not be materialistic.

Especially these days since the government is printing up money and the fed is printing it to. 

[✡ Hindu Zionist ॐ]

Apparently the Jews are the chosen people and the Hindus are the second choice.

[✡ Hindu Zionist ॐ]

Maybe its just that we have the creme of the crop coming here, Im not sure.

Not really. Hindus in general are very fond of accumalating wealth or wealth oriented,in this day and age. If you look at the list of World's Top 10 Richest Persons, there are 4 Hindus.
http://top--10.blogspot.com/2008/03/top-10-richest-person-in-world-2008.html
4) Steel giant Lakshmi Mittal placed fourth with 45 billion dollars
5) Petrochemicals tycoon Mukesh Ambani placed fifth with 43 billion dollars
6) Anil Ambani at sixth position with 42 billion dollars
8.) Property magnate K.P. Singh came in eighth on the list, with a fortune estimated at 30 billion dollars.
All 4 have Indian passports.

Although India is known as a poor country in some western nation, at various times in History, we have had lot of wealth, Most of which got lost due to repeated onslaught from the Greeks,Muslims,British,Portugese,French..etc.

Lord McCauley in his speech of Feb 2, 1835, British Parliament:

"I have travelled across the length and breadth of India and I have not seen
one person who is a beggar, who is a thief. Such wealth I have seen in
this country, such high moral values, people of such calibre, that I do not
think we would ever conquer this country,

unless we break the very backbone of this nation,

which is her spiritual and cultural heritage, and, therefore, I
propose that we replace her old and ancient education system, her
culture, for if the Indians think that all that is foreign and English is good
and greater than their own, they will lose their self-esteem, their native
self-culture and they will become what we want them, a truly dominated
nation".

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I think this is also the reason why Jews and Israel has had a lot of enemies. Everybody is after the goods.
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Here is a link which includes a detailed breakdown of the GDP from AD 0 to 1998.

http://www.theworldeconomy.org/publications/worldeconomy/MaddisontableB-18.pdf

Highlights:

* India was No. 1 in world GDP from 0 AD - 1500 AD. And by a large margin. So much for the story peddled by the Evangelists, Muslims, and EVR's thugs that the caste system had doomed and rotted India.

* Given the population of India, the per-capita GDP of India was No. 1 in the world, comparable to China, until 1000 AD.

* From 1000 AD to 1600 AD, the per-capita GDP of India and China declined, until it was roughly half of Western Europe. However, because of the large population, China took over the No. 1 spot in the world in terms of total GDP, with India a close second. Incidentally, this is when the Muslim invasions of India were at their peak, which is logical. After all looters are going to go where there is loot, not to Papua New Guinea or some such place.

* From 1700-present, Europe had a big surge in GDP, and in terms of per-capita GDP, it was more than 4 times that of China or India. This also coincided with the Industrial revolution in England and northern Europe, since their colonies served as large captive markets, spurring a huge demand for their products and hence increased prosperity.

* England's GDP grew by almost 8 times from 1820-1950!! Far more than any other northern European country. India was truly the jewel of the crown, a large slave population, and also a large captive market, forbidden from starting its own industries. England needs to thank India to this day.

* From 1870-1998, it has truly been an American century. The GDP of America grew in this period by an astonishing 15 times! No other country comes even close, at any period of time. America was a colossus by any measure, per-capita GDP or total GDP.

Of course, India and China, now called developing countries, should really be called re-developing countries. If only all these caste-based hatreds were not whipped up by the politicians, India would have been on a steep trajectory to regain its former glory.

So, when all those EVR'ists complain about Hindus having destroyed India, one can point them to the above study, conducted by an international group of economists, who can rubbish these idiotic claims. Hindus should never, ever, be apologetic of their past. As thought leaders, intellectuals, writers, they had a role in nearly 2000 years of prosperity for India as a whole! While there are going to be some bad elements in every group who may have led to a deterioration in the values and perception of the group, no one should be apologetic.

I must emphasize, that no society has ever enjoyed such a long reign at the top as India, and if the Hindus are mistreated and extinguished from India, it would be a sad commentary on how to destroy a society through short-sightedness.

[Ulli]

I have found on the same site a poll about the issue "Should the gouvernment provide more services or less?"

The Muslims have won with 70 % for more services. What can I say?

[AsheDina]

That's so great! 

The article also says that American Jews are not having a lot of children.  Maybe the American Jews could do with a little less money and a few more kids.

I HOPE that NO liberal Jews EVER have children, they totally SUCK, they are WORSE than neo-Nazis and Moslems!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zionistfp]

I HOPE that NO liberal Jews EVER have children, they totally SUCK, they are WORSE than neo-Nazis and Moslems!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are entitled to your opinion, but I would guess that a lot of JTFers are the children or grandchildren of liberal Jews.

[✡ Hindu Zionist ॐ]

That's so great! 

The article also says that American Jews are not having a lot of children.  Maybe the American Jews could do with a little less money and a few more kids.

I HOPE that NO liberal Jews EVER have children, they totally SUCK, they are WORSE than neo-Nazis and Moslems!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AsheDina you are a good rigtheous woman, so those words do not suit you. Maybe you are a little stressed. Any other day you would have said "I HOPE G-d enlighten the liberal Jews to bring them again on the right Thoraical path" 

[syyuge]

Liberal Jews too shall be coming to the righteous path with the will of the Hashem.

[Hyades]

There may be not such a huge difference in most countries. Most  Jews here in Germany are also well-earning. This is due to our high standard of education and schooling. In my neighbourhood, where most people earn well, the proportion of Jews is very high for such a small (330,000 inhabitants) city. The synagogue is also found here... 

[Conservatarian]

There is nothing great about this actually.  Those well-earning Jews are 80% socialists and marxists who insist on
higher taxes.  They don't have many kids, but they end up screwing those other 20% who do have kids with
higher taxes and stupid laws.  Those Jews who work as bankers (who are also at least 80% or more
on the side of the leftists) contribute a lot of money to Obama and the rest of the Democrats. 

A lot of those Jews do well because they are lawyers, doctors, bankers and scientists, but you don't need
an advanced degree to retire a millionaire.  There are ways you can accumulate wealth gradually, and end up
richer than most other people.  Jews assimilated too much into the mainstream, and while they
are traditionally better educated and make more money, some of it probably is with the help of
their parents who leave large estates.  Just because a person HAS more money doesn't mean they
end up with more money in the long run if they can't manage this money.  Just as the 80% seem to be
doing well, the other 20% is not doing as well. 

This worries me more.  Conservatives seem to be lagging because they don't play the crony
games with government positions (Geitner and others), and they don't belong to old boy's networks
in finance and business.  They don't get the lucrative business from their buddies.  We have
to fend off for ourselves, and unfortunately, we get hit the most when bad things happen to the economy.

Some of us who should know better need to realize that the social security is not going to do squat,
and that parents may end up spending every penny of their large estates before we see a penny of it.
Learn about ways to save on taxes and learn how to invest yourself and in yourself.

[Hyades]

There is nothing great about this actually.  Those well-earning Jews are 80% socialists and marxists who insist on
higher taxes.  They don't have many kids, but they end up screwing those other 20% who do have kids with
higher taxes and stupid laws.  Those Jews who work as bankers (who are also at least 80% or more
on the side of the leftists) contribute a lot of money to Obama and the rest of the Democrats. 

A lot of those Jews do well because they are lawyers, doctors, bankers and scientists, but you don't need
an advanced degree to retire a millionaire.  There are ways you can accumulate wealth gradually, and end up
richer than most other people.  Jews assimilated too much into the mainstream, and while they
are traditionally better educated and make more money, some of it probably is with the help of
their parents who leave large estates.  Just because a person HAS more money doesn't mean they
end up with more money in the long run if they can't manage this money.  Just as the 80% seem to be
doing well, the other 20% is not doing as well. 

This worries me more.  Conservatives seem to be lagging because they don't play the crony
games with government positions (Geitner and others), and they don't belong to old boy's networks
in finance and business.  They don't get the lucrative business from their buddies.  We have
to fend off for ourselves, and unfortunately, we get hit the most when bad things happen to the economy.

Some of us who should know better need to realize that the social security is not going to do squat,
and that parents may end up spending every penny of their large estates before we see a penny of it.
Learn about ways to save on taxes and learn how to invest yourself and in yourself.

Nice prejudice! As far as it concerns me, my family and our friends, none of us is either Marxist, communist or insist in higher taxes. It is just the other way round. Those who insist on higher taxes are public servants who actually do NOT pay taxes! If your 80% figure was right, then I should know at least ONE Marxist in our environment. But no rich, may he be Jewish or not, whom I know is Marxist, socialist or even communist. This is pure nonsense and contradictory, since communism has always kept people from becoming rich. Look at Russia: Today Moscow is one of the cities with most billionaires and millionaires in the world. When it was a communist state, only the few leaders of the USSR were rich, the rest was poor! Sorry, but it seems to me that you have no clue at all.
If by communist or socialist you mean that rich people defend the social system that helps the poorest of the poor, then yes. Here in Germany, rich people defend and carry most of the social welfare system. One because it is a human duty to support the weakest - that is why G-d distinguished us from the animals. And another reason is that we don't want the poorest to be forced into crime and making our cities an unbearable place of gated communities like it is the case in 90% of Latin America and Los Angeles...