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Re:Using AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down to $33k by smaudet on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @03:50PM (#45738119)
Yeah, just because the US has 300 billionaires that does not make the median salary anywhere near six figures.

In fact it's quite low, somehow people are expected to survive on several thousand a year, after the rent, utilities, transport costs are all paid.

https://www.fool.com/money/research/average-us-income/

These are official stats, but unofficial employment puts the number lower:

https://investorshangout.com/carlyle-group-unveils-alarming-...

Re:Using AI to negotiate a $195k hospital bill down to $33k by tptacek on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @05:06PM (#45739185)
It helps to understand the difference between the mean and the median.