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Re:Make elites compete: Why the 1% earn so much and what to ... by jessriedel on Saturday March 26, 2016 @10:14AM (#11365689)
That's $380k household income. A large fraction of the folks making $250k have spouses making at least $130k, so I don't think the grandparent is particularly wrong.
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Re:Make elites compete: Why the 1% earn so much and what to ... by Alex3917 on Saturday March 26, 2016 @02:42PM (#11366830)
Right, and per capita income doesn't make sense to use as a metric... Unless you think infants are oppressed due to having high unemployment or whatever. (Since per capita income includes infants, retirees, etc.)
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Re:Make elites compete: Why the 1% earn so much and what to ... by pmorici on Saturday March 26, 2016 @11:37AM (#11366016)
When you talk about tax policy that generally applies to households not incomes from individual jobs.
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