income inequality

Suspicions …

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Dan Price @DanPrice Seattle Suspicious how everyone blames the rising cost of a burrito on workers getting a $1 raise but not the fact that CEO pay has gone up 1,322% in the last 43 years. Last year Chipotle gave its CEO a $24 million raise and paid him 2,898x more than their median employee. 3:25 PM · 2022-01-25 · Twitter Web App

Suddenly, it made sense that Trump went to Wharton.

Average isn’t even the number you should look at.

The median number is 34,000.

The median is lower than the average because the top earners earn more than a normal distribution.

What’s even more fun is that billionaires and top “earning” millionaires won’t even be on this list because they record $0 income. The average would be even higher with total earnings.

They make their money (or just support their life style) from moving around assets and selling assets which is not taxable income, it’s “capital gains”. And a lot of times shell companies are used to avoid taxable events. It’s all a big “legit” scam.… Continue reading