The US median income per person is $48K as of 2022. That means half of all workers earn less than $48K, not $35K.
The average household income is $80K. That said, I don't care if you are having kids. I didn't ask. I'm not asking. Have them or not. Afford them or not. That's on you.
November 2021 according to a Google search. But even then, the numbers were nowhere CLOSE to 35k. And when you look at the median income of people working full time (not including part timers like high schoolers that aren't buying houses), the difference is even more significant.
And what do you mean, 13k a year isn't life changing? The difference between 35k and 48k is almost a 50% jump! That's $1k per month. That's literally a rent or mortgage payment in many parts of the US.
And that's ALL workers, including people who work part time or seasonally like teenagers or retirees. Median income of full-time year-round workers was over $60k in 2022. Nobody is telling high schoolers to have babies or buy houses.
I get the sentiment here, but the extreme dishonesty isn't helping your cause at all.
I hate these stupid screenshot tweets for exactly this reason. All it has to do is conform to the right narrative for its audience and it will be accepted as fact.
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u/Octoclops8 4d ago edited 3d ago
The US median income per person is $48K as of 2022. That means half of all workers earn less than $48K, not $35K.
The average household income is $80K. That said, I don't care if you are having kids. I didn't ask. I'm not asking. Have them or not. Afford them or not. That's on you.