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The ~65k figure is the household income and not individual income [1]. Furthermore, household income is not evenly distributed by race, and this is relevant bec
by ProfessorLayton 6y ago
The ~65k figure is the household income and not individual income [1]. Furthermore, household income is not evenly distributed by race, and this is relevant because 85% of the workers in this warehouse are black [2].
[1] https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2019/demo/p60-266.pdf https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publicatio...
[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/technology/amazon-union-vote.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/technology/amazon-union-v...
- psychiatrist24 6y agoThe first article says poverty rate is 11%, which just goes to show that the "400$ expense story" is misleading (making it sound as if 40% were in trouble). I don't have time to read the details, but "poverty" is also an arbitrarily defined cut off.