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Rich People Are the Big Barrier to Stabilizing the Climate (newrepublic.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For the US median income is $46,625/year. So more then half of Americans are not part of the richest 10%

While true, $46,625 is still the top 32%. Which suggests that the average American will still have to make some lifestyle cuts. Even though they're already exploited hard by their ruling class.

$30k, the entry level salary for US restaurant workers, is the 50% mark. So basically, every full-time working US adult is in the top 50% richest globally by income. Their exorbitant medical and student debts make that not feel anything like how being rich is portrayed, even if they are technically richer when measured by income alone.

You know things are fucked when most of the richest people in the world are struggling to put a roof over their head and pay for essentials.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Americans are cash rich but poor everything-else.

[–] rexxit 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's worth noting that Americans also must spend that income in a similarly-inflated market, so it doesn't much matter what their salary would be worth in, say, Uganda. I think any such comparison of global wealth runs into these sorts of issues.

Someone earning in the global top 10% may not be able to afford a house locally. Someone earning in the top 30% may not be able to afford rent and food at the same time in their locale. It makes the percentile meaningless.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yep, this is after all adjustments using the United Nations SNA 2008. It's not perfect, but it's the closest we have for accounting for those differences.