U.S. Median Household Income Hits New High In September 2018

[LeGenD]

Yes i agree US is so rich....now can we pay our $21T debt off?

Understand the nature of debt first: https://www.thebalance.com/who-owns-the-u-s-national-debt-3306124

Its complicated actually. However, US can reform is healthcare system, uplift its manufacturing base, and strive for cost-effective solutions.

 

[Mista]

Keep in mind 40% of the US population was not even born here. It is not exactly straightforward to determine the how and why of things if a large percentage of people here spent their early lives in some other country...especially if it wasn’t developed.

With such a smorgasbord or people with many from countries with low life expectancies it’s amazing we even have a rate as high as we do.

Sorry I have the numbers backwards

40million were born outside the US not 40%

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/broo...percentage-of-u-s-population-is-foreign-born/

There are many developed countries with a higher percentage of immigrants than the US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...dependent_territories_by_immigrant_population

 

[Sliver]

well median is high because CEOs are making 20+ million a year, lifting up median income of minimum wage earner to 63000

you should read up what "median" actually means.

higher end data and lower end data both do not affect the median.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

There are many developed countries with a higher percentage of immigrants than the US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...dependent_territories_by_immigrant_population

How’s their lifespan?

 

[Mista]

How’s their lifespan?

HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

1 SINGAPORE 76.2
4 SWITZERLAND 73.5
7 CANADA 73.2
12 AUSTRALIA 73.0
13 ISRAEL 72.9
14 NEW ZEALAND
16 SWEDEN
19 IRELAND 72.1
27 GERMANY 71.6

40 UNITED STATES 68.5

https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/healthy-life-expectancy-by-gender

These countries have a higher proportion of immigrants than the US.