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If income were equally distributed then everyone would make like 130k
Proportionally 100k is what most people used to make in the us before the post ww2 corruption
Freaking hell, are all boomers that spoiled because of this single fact?
https://www.statista.com/topics/11566/wages-and-salaries-worldwide/#topicOverview
Average global income under 10k USD so the initial conclusion of "Americans have too much money, I swear." is correct.
I'm born and raised in South America. First time I went into first world and saw the price of milk, as a tourist, with my South American salary, I freaked out because I couldn't afford it.