• umbrella@lemmy.ml
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    3 hours ago

    i’m not sure, but the middle class in my third world country doesnt have even close to the buying power of the western middle class.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      22 minutes ago

      That’s not how purchasing power parity works. You compare the incomes with the same power, no matter what class they are in their regional economy.