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Re:Americans overestimate social mobility in their country by endisneigh on Sunday December 12, 2021 @09:24PM (#29535872)
> Americans overestimate social mobility in their country (economist.com)

>> HOW likely is someone to move up the economic ladder?

> It's not hugely difficult to earn six figures in the US if you're committed, work hard, and pick a good field.

> https://personalfinancedata.com/income-percentile-calculator...

>> An income of $100,000 for ages 40 to 100 ranks at the 89.82%

good to see evidence the article is correct in the wild.

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Re:Americans overestimate social mobility in their country by pmorici on Sunday December 12, 2021 @10:15PM (#29536190)
Why are you citing individual income instead of house hold income? A household income of 100k puts you in the 66th percentile.

https://dqydj.com/household-income-percentile-calculator/

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Re:Americans overestimate social mobility in their country by endisneigh on Sunday December 12, 2021 @10:18PM (#29536214)
I cited individual income because that's what the comment I quoted was referring to?
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Re:Americans overestimate social mobility in their country by pmorici on Monday December 13, 2021 @01:54AM (#29537394)
I don't think they did.
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