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		pestaa on June 25, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Don’t the Poor Rise Up? Only if the amounts are unique around the median...

jdmichal on June 25, 2015 [–]

Correcting for that only makes is sound more ominous:

> In other news at least half the population lives below the median income.

pestaa on June 26, 2015 | [–]

Actually, no; at most half the population lives below the median income. Lots of people can earn as much as the median.

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