@alphanerd4M to US Authoritarianism • 7 months agoHalf of America Makes Less Than 35kimagemessage-square189arrow-up11.22Karrow-down144cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1imageHalf of America Makes Less Than 35k@alphanerd4M to US Authoritarianism • 7 months agomessage-square189cross-posted to: aboringdystopia
minus-square@Bytemeisterlink6•7 months ago9 people make 20k a year, 1 person makes 1,000,000 a year. Average salary is 118K, but 90% of people make less than 30k. Not real numbers, but just to show that average does not mean “half of”.
9 people make 20k a year, 1 person makes 1,000,000 a year. Average salary is 118K, but 90% of people make less than 30k.
Not real numbers, but just to show that average does not mean “half of”.
That is why the median income is more interesting.