Pumps' Perplexities

Yesterday on the Today Show, during its first hour (7AM to
8AM), they had a news story regarding the improving
economy and its ramifications on middle income Americans.....

It seems, the way they "put it", the booming economy was
not providing increased wages and showed a family of four,
with two wage earners, and their daily struggle.......

During the second hour of the program, (8AM to 9AM) they
broadcast a story about the money spent on 10 year old
children who get "spa treatments".......Costing some $75
to $40 for facials, body messages and other pampering......
In all fairness they was a pro and con discussion by some
"talking heads" after the news segment......

Question is, if the various producers of the Today Show know
what the financial condition in America is how can they report
it accuately?.....On "One Hand" we have a struggling family
and on "The Other Hand" little 10 year olds are getting
expensive "spa treatments"......

Are these little 10 year old girls the 1% of America's rich
we keep hearing about?......Pumps