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Re:The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than M... by thatfrenchguy on Monday August 26, 2019 @02:47PM (#20802532)
But what food do they eat ? How much time off do they have ? What's their living conditions ?
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Re:The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than M... by badpun on Monday August 26, 2019 @03:10PM (#20802749)
What food they do eat is largely their own choice. I wouldn't be surprised for example, if the bottom 20% of the US would spend more money per capita on food (purchasing parity adjusted) that median Spanish family, and still manage to eat worse than them.
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Re:The Poorest 20% of Americans Are Richer on Average Than M... by pitaj on Monday August 26, 2019 @02:55PM (#20802599)
It's adjusted for cost of living.
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