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Let's not be delusional. The UK is not a poor country, and 64K is low by US tech standards but it's good by any other measure.
by geysersam 4mo ago
Let's not be delusional. The UK is not a poor country, and 64K is low by US tech standards but it's good by any other measure.
- bpodgursky 4mo agoIt's not a "good" wage in the US. It's exactly median. Which is fine, someone has to be median, but really underwhelming for the (presumably highly-educated and talented) head of the #1 national historical monument.
- mrwh 4mo agoIt's £64K, not $64K (which is indeed about the median in the US). So, not bad.
- bpodgursky 4mo agoAh I misread that, but $86k is still not good for a highly educated professional.
- oaiey 4mo agoIt is good for a professional with specialization in history.
- hdgvhicv 4mo agoSuperintendent of Mount Rushmore is paid $125–160k
- oaiey 4mo agoSo roughly the same salary :). After subtracting health care, pension, etc plus currency exchange.
- loeg 4mo agoNo, you did not subtract those things from the UK pay. The $86k pre tax UK wage comes down to something like $64k post tax. Whereas a $125–160k US earner in South Dakota takes home $97-120k, paying another $6k for health insurance. 91 is in fact larger than 64.
- marysol5 4mo agoHighly educated? It's a leadership role, there's no education requirements on it.
- loeg 4mo agoThe UK is poor and sprinting as fast as it can towards being poorer.
- leoedin 4mo agoThis is such a misuse of the word poor. Have you actually been to a poor country? The UK is poorer than the US - sure. But it's wealthier than most other countries in the world. Not just in terms of GDP per capita or average household wealth, but also in infrastructure terms - the cumulative effect of being a wealthy industrialised country for so long is a huge amount of infrastructure. I think it's fair to say that UK wealth growth has slowed at the same time as many other countries have caught up. So the UK is no longer the leader it once was. But that's very different from saying it's a poor country. It's just not.
- geysersam 4mo agoBy your definition 95% of the world population live in 'poor' countries. I guess if that's how you want to use the word that's up to you, but people outside of your bubble will literally not understand what you are saying.
- kristianc 4mo agoIf the UK were a US state, its GDP per capita would rank it roughly on par with or just below Mississippi, making it the poorest state in the union.
- aEJ04Izw5HYm 4mo agoWhile true from a per capita equivalency and too close for comfort, the median net worth of an adult in the UK is roughly $150,000, while in Mississippi it's $15,000. Also, its public services are provided, which substantially affects the quality of life.