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Re:Typical U.S. full-time salary would be $102k if wages had... by woobar on Sunday September 27, 2020 @11:46AM (#24607490)
What is the source of this claim? I see in this OECD report[1] the US is in the middle of the pack.

[1] http://www.oecd.org/els/soc/1-5%20generations.png

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Re:Typical U.S. full-time salary would be $102k if wages had... by PaulDavisThe1st on Sunday September 27, 2020 @12:39PM (#24607920)
We have improved! You are correct. I was citing data from 2010-2012, when I was still wrong - we used to be 4th from the bottom.
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Re:Typical U.S. full-time salary would be $102k if wages had... by abeppu on Sunday September 27, 2020 @12:21PM (#24607786)
That chart is so depressing. 5 generations?! To "approach the mean income"?
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