• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    5 hours ago

    There is a reason median is used here… If you take into account the massive (and constantly growing) income gap, it’s obvious that things have gotten worse for the average American.

    • JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      42 minutes ago

      You’ve got it backwards, median takes into account income gap better. Mean would be much higher today because of the increasing income gap. That is why I used the median, so that interesting inequality would be less of a factor.