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Re:20 year study of global wealth demolishes the myth of ‘tr... by alphabettsy on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @01:12PM (#29488254)
Wouldn’t those professions listed be uppper-middle class or something else? I’ve never thought of doctors and lawyers as middle-class professions or income.
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Re:20 year study of global wealth demolishes the myth of ‘tr... by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @02:08PM (#29488947)
Your average lawyer isn't a partner at a prestigious firm that prints money. Your average manager isn't a PM making 250k+ at FAANG.

https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000

I probably shouldn't have included doctors though. I always forget how grossly overpaid they are.

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Re:20 year study of global wealth demolishes the myth of ‘tr... by alphabettsy on Thursday December 09, 2021 @06:47PM (#29504749)
Afaik middle income in most places is like $60-75k so even $120k is upper-middle income in most of the country.
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