r/FluentInFinance • u/ProgressiveSpark • 27d ago

Wealth inequality in America: beliefs, perceptions and reality. Discussion/ Debate

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What do Americans think good wealth distribution looks like; what they think actual American wealth inequality looks like; and what American wealth inequality actually is like.

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u/oneawesomeguy 27d ago

What kind of surgeon is only making $145k / yr in the US?

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u/ept_engr 24d ago

Ya, they lost a lot of credibility 13 seconds in for me with that one.

However, I don't have any reason to doubt the rest of the wealth data. What I've seen previously shows a similar distribution, and it absolutely has gotten much worse over the last 50 years.

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u/Fausterion18 27d ago

The numbers are basically completely fabricated, even for 2012 they're wildly wrong.