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seems like you created a strawman you created and are arguing against that. >> and know that the inability to save for the vast majority of people is just bull

seems like you created a strawman you created and are arguing against that. >> and know that the inability to save for the vast majority of people is just bullshit. Its an inability to sacrifice and “suffer” in a consumerist society. How do you know this? median income (50th %) in US is 37k before taxes. The average rent is 1k, so 33% of pretax is going to housing but its definitely lazy people? >> I’ve been so poor my calculated net per month was minus $1000 for about 16 years while supporting a family. I worked and saved my way out of it How did you save while having a net of -$1000/month?

naveen99 8y ago
Where are you getting 37k ? First hit on google for usa median income is 59k https://amp.businessinsider.com/us-census-median-income-2017-9 https://amp.businessinsider.com/us-census-median-income-2017...
- TheCoelacanth 8y ago
  It depends exactly what you are measuring the income for. 59k is per household while the median per person 15 or older is about 31k[1]. Median wage for full-time workers is about 45k[2]. Not sure where they are getting 37k from. Maybe income per person for some narrower age range. [1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N [2] https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf
  - sharkmerry 8y ago
    50 percentile for individuals. https://seekingalpha.com/article/4109731-united-states-income-brackets-percentiles-2017 https://seekingalpha.com/article/4109731-united-states-incom... it was a very quick google, so i could've been misled
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- sharkmerry 8y ago
  got it from here. https://seekingalpha.com/article/4109731-united-states-income-brackets-percentiles-2017 https://seekingalpha.com/article/4109731-united-states-incom... Looked for income by percentile for individuals. The examples of waste above that "everyone" does, didnt seem to apply to families, more than individuals so I focused on that instead of household

naveen99 8y ago

Where are you getting 37k ? First hit on google for usa median income is 59k https://amp.businessinsider.com/us-census-median-income-2017-9 https://amp.businessinsider.com/us-census-median-income-2017...

TheCoelacanth 8y ago
It depends exactly what you are measuring the income for. 59k is per household while the median per person 15 or older is about 31k[1]. Median wage for full-time workers is about 45k[2]. Not sure where they are getting 37k from. Maybe income per person for some narrower age range. [1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEPAINUSA672N [2] https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf
- sharkmerry 8y ago
  50 percentile for individuals. https://seekingalpha.com/article/4109731-united-states-income-brackets-percentiles-2017 https://seekingalpha.com/article/4109731-united-states-incom... it was a very quick google, so i could've been misled
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sharkmerry 8y ago
got it from here. https://seekingalpha.com/article/4109731-united-states-income-brackets-percentiles-2017 https://seekingalpha.com/article/4109731-united-states-incom... Looked for income by percentile for individuals. The examples of waste above that "everyone" does, didnt seem to apply to families, more than individuals so I focused on that instead of household