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		asmor 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The top 10% owns 87% of the stocks Hard to compare without looking at healthcare, social security and similar costs cutting into net income.

wqaatwt 9 months ago [–]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_household_and_per...

Even if adjusted by all those things the median American is doing very well while the Japanese are about on par with Southern/Eastern Europeans these days.

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