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5. gab13bygab13 said:So instead of dividing our population into 106

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 9, 2019, 09:11 AM

Nov 2019

Into 106 trillion if we use a median calculation, every US household is worth $66,000.”

That is a mean calculation.

The median figure means half the US households are worth less than X and half the US households are worth more than X.

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Why is USA ,the richest country in the world,10th [View all] Prosper Nov 2019 OP

The answer to why the US is 10th in GDP per capita is very simple Spider Jerusalem Nov 2019 #1

The ratio of mean to median wealth in the United States Prosper Nov 2019 #3

? In 2028 the US standard of living ranked 13. (You mean 2018?) appalachiablue Nov 2019 #4

The USA is by far the richest country gab13by13 Nov 2019 #2

gab13bygab13 said:So instead of dividing our population into 106 Prosper Nov 2019 #5

I believe that you are both asking the right question and the wrong question Sherman A1 Nov 2019 #6