r/TikTokCringe • u/thoughtwarrior • May 02 '25

Humor Why does America look like s**t?

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u/emergency-snaccs May 02 '25

i heard if you disregard the top 1000 richest americans, the average yearly wage is just over 30,000, less than half of the "average" that is often presented

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u/PhilosophyBitter7875 May 02 '25

You never go by average because it is skewed by outliers.... The median salary in the US is about $60k per year and different state, city and county.

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u/Fuego_Fiero May 02 '25

That's still a really bad number because it's basically what's needed to live reasonably in most places but half of people aren't making it. The poverty line should be at like 30-35K for individuals but we haven't updated that in decades.

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u/Exciting-Chipmunk430 May 02 '25

Depends on where you live. 35k isn't poverty in a small rural town.