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There are 3 million Americans earning minimum wage or below / 318 million Americans = 0.94%. You can change the denominator if you like, that doesn't change th
by yummyfajitas 11y ago
There are 3 million Americans earning minimum wage or below / 318 million Americans = 0.94%.
You can change the denominator if you like, that doesn't change the substance. Regardless, 0.94% or 3.9% is far less than "most" (which is what mrottenkolbar claimed).
- tehmaco 11y agoTrue, but you do need to change the denominator though, as under 16's and retired people don't earn, so those ~105 million people[0] need to be excluded (otherwise it's mis-representing the facts). [0] http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=age+histogram+of+the+USA http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=age+histogram+of+the+US...
- yummyfajitas 11y agoI said "1% of people" which is correct. You could also say "1.4% of working age people" or "3.9% of hourly wage workers" - these are correct too. The only incorrect statement anyone has made is "most".