alphanerd4@lemmy.world to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 11 months agoHalf of America Makes Less Than 35klemmy.worldimagemessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up11.22Karrow-down144cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1imageHalf of America Makes Less Than 35klemmy.worldalphanerd4@lemmy.world to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square185fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarethe_crotchlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down9·11 months agoMy guess is they included children, who earn nothing, to get the average down that low
minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·11 months agoMaybe, but that would also be dishonest, because nobody is asking children why they are not having kids and not buying homes.
minus-squarethe_crotchlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoOh I agree. They started with a premise and went about getting the numbers to match it, which is at best lousy journalism. I’m just theorizing about their methodology.
My guess is they included children, who earn nothing, to get the average down that low
Maybe, but that would also be dishonest, because nobody is asking children why they are not having kids and not buying homes.
Oh I agree. They started with a premise and went about getting the numbers to match it, which is at best lousy journalism. I’m just theorizing about their methodology.