A Boring Dystopia

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submitted 7 months ago by alphanerd4 to c/aboringdystopia

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[–] Eheran 15 points 7 months ago (3 children)

If half is making less, the other half is obviously making more.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Big if true.

[–] HaveYouPaidYourDues 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Large if factual

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Giga if brain

[–] ninja 5 points 7 months ago

The article found the numbers the OP image was based on.

For 2019, according to the SSA, the median net compensation for American workers was indeed less than $35,000 — it was $34,248.45, to be precise

The $35k was rounded. Less than half make more.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Come on, it can't be half and half. Won't somebody think about the poor bastards making EXACTLY 35k?

[–] Eheran 2 points 7 months ago

True dat