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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by Clubber on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:10PM (#29230474)
You're looking at the mean which includes billionaire disposable income. Look at the median for a more realistic picture (scroll down 1 grid).
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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by tomp on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:14PM (#29230533)
I doubt many billionaires have income. Although you're partially right, I'm not sure which is a better metric. Probably depends on where in the distribution you are (above or below the median).
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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by Clubber on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:25PM (#29230674)
>I doubt many billionaires have income.

Realized capital gains, dividend income, income on rents. I'm not sure how the calculate disposable income. If I have 200M in stock that I could sell, is that considered disposable income? If I earn 2M in dividends that I reinvest, is that considered disposable?

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Re:Without parental leave I might be dead by baq on Monday November 15, 2021 @02:21PM (#29231421)
for this exercise, I'd consider 'loans against equity' to be disposable income.
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