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noyoudumbdolt on Dec 31, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Wage inequality may be starting to reverse

The top 20% is household income over $109,000. That's not the ultra rich by any means.

marcusverus on Dec 31, 2022 [–]

> That's not the ultra rich by any means.

Bingo. And don't forget that the AVERAGE number of earners in a top-quintile household is 2![0]

[0] https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/explaining-us-income-inequali...

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