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Re:Poor kids who do things right don't do better than rich k... by dogma1138 on Monday October 24, 2016 @04:15PM (#12782437)
OECD median income per country: http://www.oecd.org/social/income-distribution-database.htm

The US poverty line household income is $22,541, this is more than the median income in Poland, and not that far from the median household income in developed countries like Belgium.

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Re:Poor kids who do things right don't do better than rich k... by ethanbond on Monday October 24, 2016 @05:18PM (#12782998)
Aside from the obvious omission of cost of living, you're also conflating income with wealth.
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