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Household income is a poor measure in my opinion. If I happen to live with a roommate who also earns the same as me, am I suddendly twice as wealthy? Of course
by eroded 15y ago
Household income is a poor measure in my opinion. If I happen to live with a roommate who also earns the same as me, am I suddendly twice as wealthy? Of course not.
As the majority of households have two main income earners, and I live on my own, it is wrong to compare my income against that of a married couple. I would be much more interested to compare where my earnings are against individuals, not households.
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- rjbond3rd 15y agoAre you sure that the "majority of households have two main income earners"? I don't have data but most of the families I know are quite the opposite -- a divorced couple with kids maintaining two separate households, or a single mom/dad receiving no child support (for whatever reason).