A Boring Dystopia

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submitted 10 months ago by alphanerd4 to c/aboringdystopia

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[–] Eheran 15 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

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

Big if true.

[–] HaveYouPaidYourDues 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Large if factual

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Giga if brain

[–] ninja 5 points 10 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 10 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 10 months ago

True dat