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Re:New Report/Dataset: Just 10% of Workers Receive Nearly Ha... by hdpq on Thursday July 04, 2019 @07:13PM (#20358548)
Global pay ... in the US, if you earn minimum wage, you're in the top 1%.
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Re:New Report/Dataset: Just 10% of Workers Receive Nearly Ha... by sokoloff on Thursday July 04, 2019 @07:27PM (#20358635)
> in the US, if you earn minimum wage, you're in the top 1%.

The US has well over 1% of the global workforce, so it's mathematically impossible for the lowest paid US worker to be in the top 1% of wages and the least wealthy full time US worker to be in the top 1% of wealth.

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Re:New Report/Dataset: Just 10% of Workers Receive Nearly Ha... by ivanhoe on Thursday July 04, 2019 @08:18PM (#20358918)
Actually, you need around $34K a year to be in the top 1% globally.
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