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GDP per capita is $80K in the US. I suspect this includes people of all ages, so if we distribute this only to working age, that’s probably close to $100K (six
by andruby 3y ago
GDP per capita is $80K in the US.
I suspect this includes people of all ages, so if we distribute this only to working age, that’s probably close to $100K (six figures)
- jiveturkey 3y agoGDP != salary. https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/average-salary-by-age/ https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/average-salary-by-ag... median wage at 45yo (the peak) is $64k.
- andruby 3y agoI know. I’m an economist. The post was talking hypothetical if the gains were better distributed. GDP/capita is that maximum hypothetical number where the full gross domestic production is evenly distributed to all people.
- jiveturkey 3y agogotcha. that makes sense