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in the general employed public. The average UK citizen is actually really poor compared to Americans.
by beaconstudios 9y ago
in the general employed public. The average UK citizen is actually really poor compared to Americans.
- raesene6 9y agoAverage or Median, it makes a big difference. US Average wealth is $300,000, Median Wealth is $44,000 (source http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/11/news/economy/middle-class-wealth/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/11/news/economy/middle-class-we...) The US is skewed very heavily by a small number of very rich people at the top For comparison UK median is £104,000 (Source https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/8239 https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/8239)
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- graeme 9y agoOh, I actually meant "do you consider that a lot of money to have when unemployed?". Because, I wouldn't. (Even though it's more than many have saved when they lose jobs)
- beaconstudios 9y ago$9000? Yeah that would be an awful lot of money for even an employed person to have saved over here.